The Daily Dose/Monday, February 28, 2022
The Daily Dose/February 28, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off will return. We are working on a couple of projects right now.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has the latest on the growing out of his hair. Today’s Diary.
The big news is, and I am not making this up, the flowing locks are no longer standing straight up on the top of my head; they are – finally – responding to the forces of both gravity and Brylcreem and are combing strait back…Yours truly should probably go to a barber and get the back trimmed, but I can’t see the back, so what the hell.
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1993 – The 51- day standoff between Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) agents and members of the Branch Davidians begins near Waco, Texas after ATF agents attempted to execute a search warrant stemming from suspected sexual abuse and the storing of illegal weapons at their compound. The initial raid resulted in the death of four agents and five sect members and ended on April 19, with the death of 76 more Davidians. The Branch Davidians still exist, in two sects.
In 1981 – Calvin Murphy of the Houston Rockets makes the final free throw in his NBA record streak of 78 consecutive in a 104-103 loss to the San Diego Clippers. Murphy had broken the record of 60 straight established by Rick Barry of the Golden State Warriors in 1976-77 on February 19. The record was broken by Michael Williams of the Minnesota Timberwolves, who made 97 straight free throws over the course of the 1991-92 and 1992-93 seasons, a record which still stands.
In 1953 – Teresa Brewer is at #1 on Billboard’s Best Seller in Stores chart – a predecessor to the Hot 100 – for the third of four consecutive weeks with I’ll Waltz Again With You. It was the second and final #1 pop song for Brewer, one of 44 hits she had on various pop charts of the era and over her 50-year career, Brewer recorded almost 600 songs in a variety of genres. The song also went to #1 on Billboard’s Most Played by Jockeys and Most Played in Jukeboxes pop charts.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
You must live your life for something more important than your life alone. One who has never lost himself in a cause bigger than himself has missed one of life’s mountaintop experiences.
Richard Nixon
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The all-time NBA record for the lowest-scoring game is 27, when the Fort Wayne Pistons defeated the Minneapolis Lakers 19-18 on November 22, 1950.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Whose record for most consecutive free throws made did Rick Barry break? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/Sunday, February 27, 2022
The Daily Dose/February 27, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.
1. Russia Invasion Of Ukraine – SB5 pollsters “pretty sure” Putin’s line about “maintain(ing) peace” in already peaceful country funniest line by invading leader since Hitler wondered how many Poles it would take to work action on Mauser Karabiner rifle in 1939.
2. USA! USA! – Americans everywhere admiring Russian invasion of Ukraine, noting striking parallels with 2003 US invasion of Iraq, another invasion of sovereign country that did not present direct threat to invading nation’s sovereignty.
3. Donald Trump – The 3-hole staple remains a lying sexual predator who believes that 1) the moon is part of Mars and that 2) the Revolution was won by Continental Army securing British airports, ignorance almost beyond comprehension in anyone older than five…SB5 pollsters still curious as to which of these elements continues to impress adherents and secure their support.
4. Ketanji Brown Jackson– Current federal judge eminently qualified for Supreme Court, but because President Biden had already announced he was hell-bent on nominating Black chick for position, she will probably go down as merely another token appointment…Everyone deserves better than that.
5. Russia– There is no legal, moral, or historical reason for invading Ukraine, of course, but war has been mankind’s calling card since time immemorial and Russian/Soviet leaders have been getting antsy for expansion since Grand Duchy of Moscow in 16th century…SB5 pollsters “strongly suspect” that while sanctioning already rich men probably won’t do much, pesky Ukranians currently putting up strong fight could muck Russian expansion matters up.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
Yay for Read Free Sunday (RFS) at The Diary.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow sets another PB in the sack. Today’s Diary.
11.0 hours for the day and 54.0 hours for the week, the second consecutive personal best, 54-hour sleep week…God bless all of you.
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1864 – The first Union army prisoners begin to arrive at the Andersonville prisoner of war camp in Georgia. The prison, formally known as Camp Sumter, remains notorious for its violent, unsanitary conditions that saw over 13,000 deaths, mainly from dysentery, diarrhea, and scurvy. Following liberation the following May, prison commander Captain Henry Wirz was tried as a war criminal and was executed in November.
In 1955 – The Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Hawks establish a new NBA record for the fewest points in a game in the shot clock era in a 62-57 Celtics win in Providence, Rhode Island. It was the first season for the 24-second clock, which had been devised by the owner and general manager of the Syracuse Nationals – now the Philadelphia 76ers – as a way to increase both scoring and fan interest. The 119 total points remain an NBA record for the fewest points in the shot clock era.
In 1999 – Monica is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the third of four consecutive weeks with Angel of Mine, her seventh consecutive Top 10 hit and third consecutive, and final, #1 song. The song also went #55 pop and #10 soul in Great Britain, peaked at #2 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Billboard’s third-biggest song of the year. In 1997 a version by Eternal peaked at #4 in Great Britain. Monica Denise Arnold was born in 1980 in Georgia.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
It was hard to believe he had evolved through the natural process of conception, birth and growing up.
McKinley Kantor
Andersonville
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The NHL record for most penalties in a game by a player is ten, by Chris Nilan of the Boston Bruins in March 1991.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What is the all-time NBA record for the lowest-scoring game? – Answer next time!
The Diary of a Nobody/February 26
Please, enjoy today’s Diary entry with Sparrow’s compliments. It’s Read Free Sunday.
It’s Sparrow, an average man passing an average life…
Saturday, February 26
Boy, ol’ Sparrow moved a lot of sundry stand product tonite, over $50 worth, which is a lot for the shift where everybody should sleeping.
The Daily Dose/Saturday, February 26, 2022
The Daily Dose/February 26, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off continues to run intermittently while we work on a couple of projects. Thank you for understanding.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow’s back in the gym. Today’s Diary.
…and tho the Smith machine was available, yours truly didn’t bench, preferring to use the cable chest machine because boy, there was an awful lot of testosterone working in that area and even tho I can move some decent weight, I thought it best to avoid utter humiliation and avoided the area.
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1909 – The first successful color motion picture process, known as Kinemacolor, makes its public debut at the Palace Theater in London. The film was an eight-minute short called A Visit to the Seaside, which had debuted at a trade show the year before. The process involved projecting a black-and-white film behind alternating red and green filters and Kinemacolor would be replaced by Technicolor in 1916.
In 1981 – The Minnesota North Stars and Boston Bruins establish new NHL records for most penalties in a game by both one team and both teams in a 5-1 Bruins victory. Each team had a record 42 penalties to break the single team mark of 38 established by the Philadelphia Flyers in February 1980 and the 84 total penalties broke the record of 64 established by the Bruins and Colorado Rockies in January. The 406 penalty minutes were an NHL record, too, and all three marks have since been broken.
In 1983 – Patti Austin and James Ingram are at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second and final consecutive week with Baby, Come to Me. The song also peaked at #11 in Great Britain, at #9 on Billboard’s soul chart, was their 8th-biggest song of the year and their 11th-biggest soul song of 1983. It remains the only Top 40 hit for Austin and was the first of two #1 songs for Ingram. The year before the song had spent four weeks on the Hot 100, peaking at #73, making it one of the few songs to go to #1 in its second chart run.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Philosophy directs us first to seek the goods of the mind, and the rest will either be supplied, or not much wanted.
Francis Bacon
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Ten acts, including the Bee Gees, had at least one song on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Which player holds the record for most penalties in an NHL game? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/Friday, February 25, 2022
The Daily Dose/February 25, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off continues to run intermittently while we work on a couple of projects. Thank you for understanding.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – At the gym, Sparrow gets to bench press. Today’s Diary.
This is rare for Thursday because the gym is very busy from the get-go and usually some broad has the Smith machine occupied but she was off doing other things today and the Smith machine was wide open.
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1933 – The USS Ranger (CV-4), the US Navy’s first ship built from the keel up as an aircraft carrier, is launched at Newport News, Virginia, the eighth of nine US Navy ships to bear the name. Ranger would be commissioned in June 1934, served until 1946 when she was sold for scrap. America’s first aircraft carrier, the USS Langley, had originally been a collier, a ship used to transport coal.
In 1978 – The Montreal Canadiens NHL record 28-game unbeaten streak comes to an end in a 6-3 loss to the New York Rangers. The Canadiens had gone 23-0-5 during the streak, had broken the mark of 23 established by the 1940-41 Boston Bruins, and the record is now 35, done by the 1979-80 Philadelphia Flyers. Rangers goalie Hardy Ashtrom, just called up from the minors, made 29 saves in his NHL debut.
In 1978 – The Bee Gees and other artists are at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the sixth of 24 consecutive weeks with the soundtrack to the movie Saturday Night Fever. The album went to #1 in numerous countries including Japan, Norway, and Great Britain, was Billboard’s biggest album of the year, its 27th-biggest of 1979, and was in its second of five consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s soul album chart.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.
Francis Bacon
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Pope Gregory XII had one child, a son named Giacomo Boncompagni (1548-1612).
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many acts contributed songs to the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/Thursday, February 24, 2022
The Daily Dose/February 24, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off continues to run intermittently while we work on a couple of projects. Thank you for understanding.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow strongly suspects a guest is both homeless and demented. Today’s Diary.
Both turned out to be true, tho not immediately…At distance, his hair and beard appeared scraggly, plus he had that general, ineffable air and posture that attends the homeless…However, as he came to the front desk it was plain his hair had been recently barbered and his beard, while long, showed signs of recent attention, too…He did save some face, tho, upholding the Homeless Bylaws by having BO, despite the presence of a shower in his room…
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1582 – Pope Gregory XIII issues a papal bull announcing changes to the Julian calendar, changes that would eventually bear his name. The bull was designed to correct flaws in the Julian calendar that were making it tougher to reckon the date of Easter, a movable feast on the Christian calendar. Among the changes were limiting leap years to years evenly divisible by four, except for century years which must be evenly divisible by 400. The Gregorian Calendar came into use in what would become the United States in 1752.
In 1989 – Roberto Duran of Panama wins the WBC middleweight title defeating Iran Barkley in a split decision in Atlantic City. It was the first title defense for Barkley, who would later win super middleweight and light heavyweight titles. Previously, Duran had won the world lightweight, welterweight, and light middleweight titles and he last fought in 2001, finishing with a professional record of 103-16 with 70 knockouts.
In 1990 – Paula Abdul is at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the fifth of ten non-consecutive weeks with Forever Your Girl. The album produced four #1 singles, tying the record for most #1 songs from an album – a record now held by Michael Jackson and Katy Perry (5) – established a new mark for most #1s from a debut album, and its 64 weeks to reach #1 established a record that still stands. It was the first chart album for Abdul and her first of two #1s (Spellbound, two weeks, 1991)
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
It is not possible to run a course aright when the goal itself has not been rightly placed.
Francis Bacon
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The British prime minister at the time of the Cato Street Conspiracy in 1820 was Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Pope Gregory XIII is the last pope known to have had children. How many did he have? – Answer next time!