The Daily Dose/Wednesday, May 25, 2022
The Daily Dose/May 25, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading Off remains in time-out.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – At the hotel, Sparrow deals with a tedious broad who wants a no-pet room. Today’s Diary.
However, as I told this increasingly annoying broad, we have no idea what rooms will be occupied the nite before your arrival, so yours truly could not guarantee her request…She didn’t like this at all, making it sound like we would be dismissing her request out of hand and putting her in a room with a pack of hounds…
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1925 – John Scopes, a high school science teacher in Dayton, Tennessee, is indicted for teaching human evolution in his class, a violation of state law. In July, Scopes was found guilty and fined $100, roughly $1,500 in today’s money, and while the Tennessee supreme court upheld the verdict, it was later thrown out because the judge had set the amount of the fine and not the jury. In a strategic move, the defense declined to give a closing summation which, under Tennessee law, deprived the prosecution of delivering one, too.
In 1980 – Jacek Wszola of Poland establishes a new world record in the high jump, jumping 7 feet, 8.5 inches at a meet in West Germany. Wszola broke the mark of 7 feet, 8 inches established by Vladimir Washchecnko of the Soviet Union in 1978 and Wszola’s record was tied the next day by Dietmar Mogenburgh of West Germany and broken in August by Gerd Wessig of East Germany, who jumped 7 feet, 11.75 inches at the Moscow Summer Olympics. The current record is 8 feet, one-quarter inch, by Cuba’s Javier Sotomayor in 1993.
In 1985 – Phil Collins is at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the sixth of seven non-consecutive weeks with No Jacket Required. It was the first of two number one albums for Collins and produced four chart singles, all Top 10s, including the #1s One More Night and Sussido. The album went to #1 in many other countries including Norway and Great Britain and was Billboard’s third-biggest album of the year.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
The spirit cannot mature into unity unless it has checked its curiosity and its wanderings.
Seneca
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Dolly Parton’s last appearance on a Billboard singles chart came in 2020 when Cuddle Up, Cozy Down Christmas with Michael Buble went to #48 on the country chart and #10 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
The world high jump record was established in 1912. Who was the first non-American to hold the world high jump record? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/Tuesday, May 24, 2022
The Daily Dose/May 24, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading Off remains in time-out.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has a slow day at the veterans service office. Today’s Diary.
Had a moderately busy morning scheduled at the veterans service office (VSO) but it ended up being a slow day…There were two appointments on tap, but one guy called to say he couldn’t make it while the other preferred to let his not showing up speak for itself.
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1883 – The Brooklyn Bridge, connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn, opens, the first fixed crossing of the East River. It took 14 years to build, has a span of 1,595 feet, and is 276 feet high. Approximately 1,800 vehicles and 150,000 people crossed the bridge that first day and the bridge now has daily traffic of roughly 105,000 cars. The Brooklyn Bridge was the world’s first steel-wire suspension bridge and was capable of elevated train traffic until 1944 and streetcar traffic until 1950.
In 1980 – The New York Islanders win their first Stanley Cup, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 in overtime in game six at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The winning goal was scored by Bob Nystrom at the 7:11 mark and this was the first of four consecutive Stanley Cup titles for the Islanders and was the second of six losses in the finals for the Flyers. The game was televised by CBS, the last NHL game on American network television until the 1990 All-Star Game aired on NBC.
In 1980 – Dolly Parton is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the only week with Starting Over Again. The song also went #2 country in Canada, peaked at #36 on the Hot 100, and was Parton’s eleventh of 24 #1 country songs. In 1996, a version by Reba McEntire peaked at #19 on the country chart and the song was co-written by Donna Summer and her husband Bruce Sudano of the group Brooklyn Dreams.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
To be free, the slave must first refuse the master’s gruel.
Vin Suprynowicz
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The longest major league game that did not include a stolen base by either team was 24 innings, between the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Athletics on July 21, 1945.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
When was Dolly Parton’s last appearance on a Billboard singles chart? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/Monday, May 23, 2022
The Daily Dose/May 23, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading Off remains in time-out.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has the latest on the chick front. Today’s Diary.
Or maybe she doesn’t want to rush into anything and five or six days between texts seems about right to her…
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1430 – French heroine Joan of Arc is captured by Burgundian troops at the Siege of Compiegne in northern France in the Hundred Years War. Joan had been part of the French army for a year and was soon transferred to the English. She was put on trial the following January, was convicted on one count of heresy, and was burned at the stake in May. Joan’s conviction was overturned 15 years later, too late to do her any good, and she was canonized by the Catholic Church in 1920.
In 1890 – The New York Giants establish a new National League record for most stolen bases in a game in a 17-10 win over the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. The Giants stole 17 bases, research into whose record they broke was inconclusive, and the Pirates stole three bases with the 20 combined stolen bases remaining the combined National League record. The all-time major league record was established the month before when the Philadelphia Athletics (American Association) stole 19 bases against the Syracuse Stars, and their combined 21 steals is also the all-time major league record.
In 1970 – The Guess Who is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the third and final consecutive week with American Woman. It was the second six Top 10 hits for the group, remains their only #1 song, and the song also went to #1 in Canada and was Billboard’s third-biggest song of the year. The song was written by the band at a concert, the lyrics and tune improvised as a member replaced a string on a guitar. The flip side of the record, No Sugar Tonight, also charted and the record is considered a double-sided hit.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Victory awaits him who has everything in order – luck, people call it. Defeat is certain for him who has neglected to take the necessary precautions in time; this is called bad luck.
Roald Amundsen
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Aaron Burr was born in Newark, New Jersey.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What is the longest major league game that did not feature a stolen base? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/Sunday, May 22, 2022
The Daily Dose/May 22, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.
1. NATO – Yeah let’s piss the Russians off even more guys by letting Sweden and Finland in, virtually assuring war in Ukraine will last even longer…SB5 pollsters “strongly suspect” new member applications can be deferred until after Putin is defeated and executed without loss of face.
2. Coors Field -Day at stadium still a good time, but boy, most of game’s current troubles due to complete lack of starting pitching…SB5 pollsters “pretty sure” blame can be laid not only on youth baseball pitching limits, but on fact this is only baseball kids are playing, as sandlot games have long been thing of the past.
3. Donald Trump – The 3-hole staple as well as a liar, sexual predator, ignoramus, and insurrectionist… Instead of being banished for incompetant COVID response, Jan 6 insurrection, Trump continues to be GOP kingmaker, with 2024 GOP presidential nomination his to lose instead of being banished in shame as any other twice-impeached, ignorant, selfish blatherskite of a former president should be.
4. NIL– Nice job by NCAA sluffing off paying players to others, but you do not have to be Knute Rockne or even Nick Saban to know having boosters pay players will lead to even bigger quagmire in major division college sports than there is now.
5. Vangelis – Greek genius is died this week and if your only reference for him is Chariots of Fire, you are missing out…If Vangelis and Jon Anderson of Yes hadn’t teamed up for some really minor hits, Vangelis would live down ages as ultimate one-hit wonder, someone whose only chart single went to #1.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
Sure, Read Free Sunday (RFS) is a thing today. Enjoy today’s Diary entry with Sparrow’s compliments.
The Diary of a Nobody – The credit card processor returns to the hotel’s back office. Today’s Diary.
…so ol’ Sparrow can return to doing both the nite audit (which requires a credit card processor) and the nightly billing of departing guests sitting on his arse in the back office, as opposed to waddling all the out to the front desk to accomplish these tasks.
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1807 – A grand jury in Richmond, Virginia indicts former vice president Aaron Burr on one charge of treason. Among other things, Burr had leased land in the west and raised troops, though his exact motives were never certain. Burr was acquitted and would later flee to Europe, in part to avoid creditors. Burr returned to the US in 1812 and died on Staten Island in 1836. In 1804 – while vice president – Burr killed former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in a duel in New Jersey.
In 1962 & 1990 – Roger Maris of the New York Yankees and Andre Dawson of the Chicago Cubs establish major league records for most intentional walks in a game. Maris was intentionally walked four times in a 2-1, 12-inning win over the Los Angeles Angels to break the record of three that had been none many times. Dawson was intentionally walked five times in 2-1, 16-inning win over the Cincinnati Reds, a record that still stands. Not only were both records set in 2-1, extra-inning games, but both games were played on a Tuesday. The nine-inning record is four, by Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants in 2004.
In 1971 – Aretha Franklin is at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Best Selling Soul Singles chart – for the only week with Bridge Over Troubled Water. It was the tenth of a soul chart record of 20 #1 songs for Franklin, a record later tied by Stevie Wonder and now held by Drake (25). The song also peaked at #6 on the Hot 100 and earned Franklin the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. The year before, a version by Simon & Garfunkel spent six weeks at #1 on the Hot 100.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
A proverb is no proverb to you until your life has illustrated it.
John Keats
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Patty Berg has won the most women’s golf majors, winning 15 between 1937 and 1958. She won seven Titleholders Championships, seven Western Opens, and one US Open.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Where was Aaron Burr born? – Answer next time!
The Diary of a Nobody/May 21
Yes, Read Free Sunday (RFS) is a thing today.
It’s Sparrow, an average man passing an average life…
Saturday, May 21
Amy addressed the coffee situation when yours truly reported for duty…Tho some have said Amy is responsible for us now offering French roast in addition to the usual light European blend, she said the change was actually GM Andy’s idea, which is not only an admirable job of shifting the blame but probably true, too, because Amy does not have authority to order wholesale changes like this to the morning coffee service (MCS) lineup; that is simply something that can only come from the executive suite.
The Daily Dose/Saturday, May 21, 2022
The Daily Dose/May 19, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading Off will return. Promise.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – At the gym, Sparrow tries the rowing machine. Today’s Diary.
Let me tell you something, Satan invented this on the Seventh Day while The Big Guy rested…It’s deceptively simple – you hop on and row – but the ten minutes I was allotted before heading in to soak felt like an hour…Still tho, I stuck with it, getting 1,500 meters in – about the point where a serious rower is just getting limbered up – and felt pretty good afterward.
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1758 – Ten-year-old Mary Campbell is kidnapped by Lenape Indians from the family home in southern Pennsylvania during the French and Indian War. Campbell would not be released until October 1764 as part of a general release of whites by the Lenape – also known as Delaware Indians – some of whom chose to return to their Indian families. She married in 1770 and had seven children, though research into the date of her death was inconclusive.
In 1989 – Nancy Lopez of the United States wins the LPGA Championship at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Center in Mason, Ohio, a bit north of Cincinnati. Lopez shot a final round 66 to finish 14-under par, three strokes better than Ayako Okamoto of Japan. It was the third and final LPGA title for Lopez, which remain her only major titles. Lopez was the LPGA Rookie of the Year in 1978 and had been elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1987.
In 2005 – Jo Dee Messina is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then and now known as the Hot Country Songs chart – for the second and final consecutive week with My Give a Damn’s Busted. It was the twelfth and final Top 10 hit for Messina and her sixth and final #1 song. The song also went #1 country in Canada, peaked at #63 on the Hot 100, and was Billboard’s 14th-biggest country song of the year.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
When the seedling appears, it carried with it the complete pattern for its growth…It completely embodies its destiny…The growth and character of the plant – and its very life – are all present at the moment of emerging.
Deng Ming-Dao
365 Tao
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Billboard’s #1 song of 1978 was Shadow Dancing by Andy Gibb, which spent seven weeks at #1.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Which female golfer has won the most major titles? – Answer next time!