The Daily Dose/Monday, October 25, 2021
The Daily Dose/October 25, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off is running intermittently for the time being while we work on a project.
It will return.
Promise.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow’s busy helping guests. Today’s Diary.
The plus side to all this, of course, was Sparrow’s All-Access Key (SAAK) went operational for the first time…Sure, it was field-tested last night, but tonite was the first time it had to be used in connection with actual hotel duties (AHD).
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On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1415 – The British, led by King Henry V, defeat the French in the Battle of Agincourt in northern France, part of the Hundred Years’ War. The French lost despite outnumbering the British a bit less than two-to-one and French King Charles VI did not participate due to an incapacitating mental illness. The defeat was devastating for the French, with some noting the casualty list read like a who’s who of French nobility. Despite the setback, France would win the war in 1453. The war had begun in 1337, though there had been peace since 1389.
In 1964 – Jim Marshall of the Minnesota Vikings commits one of the most endearing bloopers in NFL history, running a fumble 66-yards into the Viking endzone in a 27-22 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. The play came in the fourth quarter of a game in San Francisco after a pass play when Marshall picked up the fumble at his team’s 34-yard line and confidently began running the wrong way. Marshall was free to run the ball out of the end zone however he elected to toss the ball out of bounds, which resulted in a safety for the 49ers.
In 1980 – Don Williams is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the second and final consecutive week with I Believe in You. The song also went #1 country in Canada, peaked at #24 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and remains Williams’ only pop hit. It was the eleventh of 17 #1 country hits for Williams in a chart career that spanned from 1973-92. His last appearance in the country Top 10 came in 1991 when Lord Have Mercy on a Country Boy peaked at #7.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
We should constantly be reminded of what we owe in return for what we have.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Patrick Roy had 66 shutouts during his NHL career, a mark good for 1`6th on the all-time NHL list.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What member of the San Francisco 49ers fumbled the ball that Jim Marshall ran back the wrong way? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/Sunday, October 24, 2021
The Daily Dose/October 24, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy™
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things from the week that was.
1. Alec Baldwin – Sunday B5 pollsters hardly Mr Firearms, but even they know the first rule when picking up a firearm is presume it’s loaded until you yourself have personally verified otherwise…Had you followed this rule, Hollywood wouldn’t be minus a cinematographer right now.
2. American Athletic Conference – With major division college conferences changing membership left and right, AAC ensures membership will never, ever change by adding loser colleges – Charlotte, FAU, North Texas, Rice, UAB, UTSA – no one else could ever possibly want.
3. Donald Trump – The 3-hole staple…Hey Donny, you are still a lying sexual predator who believes 1) the moon is part of Mars and 2) that the Revolution was won by the securing of British airports…A question for Trump fans: which one of these elements continues to earn your support???
4. 2021 World Series – With games starting well past 8pm and lasting well over three (3) hours, kids all over eastern time zone looking forward to nodding off well before 7th-inning stretch…SB5 pollsters “pretty sure” only real question is whether this will be lowest-rated World Series ever or second-lowest rated World Series ever.
5. President Biden Fact Check – While President Biden doesn’t keep fact-checkers busy 24/7 like President Trump did, he’s holding his own…Click here for the latest presidential missteps, courtesy of the AP.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
You know it’s Read Free Sunday (RFS) at The Diary. Don’t even start.
The Diary of a Nobody – At the hotel, Sparrow takes command of the cash drawer. Today’s Diary.
Look, there is no reason to have more coins in a tray than there are in a roll, so I took 50 of each and put them in separate baggies and put these in the drawer…Officially, this was done so Tammy will be spared having to count so many coins but let’s be honest here, saving ol’ Sparrow from having to count them again tomorrow was key, too.
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On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1929 – The Wall Street Crash of 1929 – which actually began on Sept 4 – continues with the largest single-day sell-off to date, 12.9 million shares, though some late buying by banks to prop the market up worked for a couple of days, staving off disaster until the following week. The Dow had hit an all-time high of 381.2 on Sept 3 and would close at 230.07 on Tuesday, October 29. The Dow would bottom out on July 8, 1932 closing at 41.22 and would not reach 381.2 again until November 23, 1954,
In 2002 – Patrick Roy of the Colorado Avalanche establishes a new NHL record for most games played by a goalie in a 3-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes. Roy played in his 972nd game to break the record established by Terry Sawchuck from 1949-70. Roy would retire after the season with 1,029 games played and the record is now held by Martin Brodeur who played in 1,266 games from 1992-15. Roy’s total is now third on the all-time NHL list, behind Robert Luongo (1,044).
In 1942 – The Billboard soul chart – then known as the Harlem Hit Parade – debuts with Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds of Joy at #1 for the only week with Take It and Git. The chart tracked songs that were popular in Harlem jukeboxes and Billboard would debut a best-sellers chart in 1948, an airplay chart in 1955 and its first unified soul chart in 1958. Today the chart is known as the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and the current #1 song is Industry Baby by Lil Naz X and Jack Harlow which is in its eighth non-consecutive week at the top.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
He saw only…the gross, unrestricted animal selfishness of human beings, of whom nothing good was expected and desired…
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Brazil, the Soviet Union and the US have won the most men’s Olympic volleyball gold medals with three each, and the Soviet Union has won the most women’s Olympic volleyball gold medals with four.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many shutouts did Patrick Roy have in his NHL career? – Answer next time!
The Diary of a Nobody/October 23
Indeed, Read Free Sunday (RFS) rolls on at The Diary.
It’s Sparrow, an average man passing an average life…
Saturday, October 23
There was some modest intrigue with both cash drawers tonite.
First, the right drawer – aka ol’ Sparrow’s home drawer – was $1.45 over, an odd amount to be over because, as noted, everything sold at the sundry stand ends in either a whole dollar or a half-dollar, including tax…So I recounted the dimes and the nickels and even the ones and it all came out the same…For some reason, yours truly didn’t want to drop the $1.45, so a nickel was found in a drawer in the back office and tossed in there so a dollar-fifty could be dropped.
The Daily Dose/Saturday, October 23, 2021
The Daily Dose/October 23, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off remains in time out while we work on a project.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow bounces a check. Today’s Diary.
I had to laff because, Christ, yours truly hadn’t bounced a check since my 20s, when it was a rather common occurrence and yours truly habitually led the league in NSF fees.
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On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1973 – President Richard Nixon agrees to surrender subpoenaed audio tapes of his Oval Office conversation to the Senate Watergate Committee. The tapes had first been subpoenaed in July and Nixon only turned them over after evasion and compromise had failed. The taping system had been installed in 1971 and disclosed the previous July by White House aide Alexander Butterfield during testimony before the US Senate. Nixon would hold on to the presidency until August 1974, when he resigned, still the only US president to do so.
In 1964 – The first gold medals in Olympic volleyball are awarded at the Tokyo Summer Games. Japan won the women’s gold medal, winning the six-team round-robin tournament with a 5-0 record over the 4-1 Soviet Union and the 3-2 Polish team. In the men’s tournament, the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia both finished 8-1 with the Soviets getting the gold medal based on defeating the Czechs on Oct 18. Beach volleyball became an Olympic sport in 1992.
In 1976 – Chicago is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of two consecutive weeks with If You Leave Me Now. It was the 19th Top 40 hit for the group, their twelfth top 10 hits and their first of three #1 songs and the song also went to #1 in six other countries including South Africa and Great Britain. The song also won Grammy Awards for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) and for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus. In 1993 a version by Chess peaked at #67 in Germany.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
For every person who sees, thousands may think. And for the thousands who think, millions may act.
Donald T. Phillips
The Founding Fathers on Leadership
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The prime meridian meets the equator in the Atlantic Ocean, about 400 miles south of Ghana. A weather buoy commonly known as Null Island marks the spot.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What nations have won the most Olympic gold medals in men’s and women’s volleyball? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/Friday, October 22, 2021
The Daily Dose/October 22, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off remains in time out while we work on a project.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow can’t even be bothered to go out to lunch on his day off. Today’s Diary.
I don’t know what I needed a day off from, tho…I did – or didn’t do, I can never remember – squat Wednesday and it wasn’t as if the rest of the week was one long chore, either…
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On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1884 – The Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England is designated the prime longitudinal meridian by the International Meridian Conference, meeting in Washington, DC. The conference designated the meridian “…passing through the centre of the transit instrument at the Observatory of Greenwich” as zero degrees longitude in an attempt to standardize both navigation at sea and international time.
In 2010 – The Texas Rangers win their first American League pennant, defeating the New York Yankees 6-1 in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series in Arlington, Texas, the Rangers’ first postseason win over the Yankees after losses 1996 and 1998-99. The Rangers had defeated Tampa Bay in five games in an American League Division Series and would lose the World Series to the San Francisco Giants in five games.
In 1966 – The Supremes are at #1 on Billboard’s album chart – then known as the Top LPs chart – for the first of two consecutive weeks with The Supremes A’ Go-Go. It was the first of three #1 albums for the group and was the first album by an all-girl group to top the Billboard album chart. The album produced two chart singles including the #1 You Can’t Hurry Love and the album also peaked at #15 in Great Britain and was in its first of four non-consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s soul album chart.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Genius does what it must, talent does what it can.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Chuck Berry had three #1 songs on Billboard’s soul chart: Maybellene (eleven weeks, 1955), School Day (five weeks, 1957) and Sweet Little Sixteen (three weeks, 1958).
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Where does the prime meridian meet the equator? – Answer next time!