The Daily Dose/Friday, April 23, 2021
The Daily Dose/April 23, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy
Editor’s Note: While assorted elements of The Daily Dose– Leading Off, The Sunday Bottom 5, On This Date, Some Philosophy Crap, Trivia – may run occasionally, the feature is mostly on hiatus right now. It will return later this spring.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – The road trip over, Sparrow is back at The Shire.
I actually got pulled over in South Dakota…We were on the outskirts of Sioux Falls where the speed limit goes from a hundred and ten miles per hour to 65 in about 30 feet and the constable caught me having the temerity to do 68…I am not making that up…So I pull off the freeway and into a truck stop parking lot and he’s really nice and conducts himself in a professional manner that would have had Reid and Malloy standing back and nodding approval…I ended up with a warning.
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The Diary of a Nobody/April 22
It’s Sparrow, an average man passing an average life…
Thursday, April 22
Greetings from The Shire…Per standard Sparrow policy, it is always nice to return home.
The Daily Dose/Tuesday, April 20, 2021
The Daily Dose/April 20, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy
Editor’s Note: While assorted elements of The Daily Dose– Leading Off, The Sunday Bottom 5, On This Date, Some Philosophy Crap, Trivia – may run occasionally, the feature is mostly on hiatus right now. It will return later this spring.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has a lousy experience trying to buy some shoes. Today’s Diary.
…and the girl was plainly disinterested in helping me find something.
Jeffrey, on the other hand, got everything but a hand job…Good gravy, his foot was not only measured, but he stepped in some gel and his feet were computer analyzed, too…My feet weren’t even measured…They made a sale with him, but not with me…I emailed the store to whine and the manager wrote me back promptly and apologized and offered me 25% off my purchase.
I don’t know…The moment was lost, the original enthusiasm for the shoes gone…
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The Daily Dose/Monday, April 19, 2021
The Daily Dose/April 19, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy
Editor’s Note: While assorted elements of The Daily Dose– Leading Off, The Sunday Bottom 5, On This Date, Some Philosophy Crap, Trivia – may run occasionally, the feature is mostly on hiatus right now. It will return later this spring.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow does shots at Field of Dreams. Today’s Diary.
I got a free shot of rye at the snack bar there, too…I am not making that up…We walked in to get our complimentary water and the girl manning the counter had the hots for yours truly from the time she first laid on me…Don’t doubt that, she did everything but disrobe when we walked in…It looked like a typical snack bar except for a small rack with four or five shelves that had some booze and wine bottles on them…I SWEAR I have some zero clue how we got on the subject but the next thing anybody knows she’s offering me a complimentary shot of rye…
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The Diary of a Nobody/April 18
It’s Sparrow, an average man passing an average life…
Sunday, April 18
One final day in Iowa.
My hunch that me driving to Tipton from the hotel would be more convenient than Ray coming to pick me up proved to be correct because Ray was grateful for my offer…I was there promptly at 0900 and soon enuff we are off to that Field of Dreams baseball field that had a movie filmed at it…I’ve never seen the movie and, at first, I wasn’t all that enthused especially when yours truly bravely forked over the $20 suggested donation for admittance but it turned out to be a wonderful time.
The Daily Dose/Sunday, April 18, 2021
The Daily Dose/April 18, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy
Editor’s Note: While assorted elements of The Daily Dose– Leading Off, The Sunday Bottom 5, On This Date, Some Philosophy Crap, Trivia – may run occasionally, the feature is mostly on hiatus right now. It will return later this spring.
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.
1. Supreme Court Packing – Oh good gravy, FDR tried this and didn’t work and Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters “pretty sure” it’s not going to work this time…If every new administration gets to expand Supreme Court, court expected to have 5,237 members, meet in Madison Square Garden, by time this half-century is out.
2. Kimberly Potter – White, chick officer who shot, killed Black man after initially offering a taser shot was actually a training officer…Officers training under Potter’s guidance told to disregard lesson of firing gun after shouting “taser”, referred to official department policy on matter.
3. Lauren Daigle – Single You Say extends all-time Billboard chart record for most weeks at #1 with 125th non-consecutive week at top of Hot Christian Singles chart…Envious Morman Tabernacle Choir’s attempt hot, Christian rendition of patriotic songs in time for 4th of July chart run hits snag when arrangers unable to find suitable backbeat for reboot of Battle Hymn of the Republic.
4. Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal. – About time, as this yet another war that was not declared by Congress despite fact Constitution mandates Congress declares war…Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters to remain vigilant, however, “pretty sure” they’ll remain skeptical until this actually happens.
5. President Joe Biden Fact Check – Though fact-checking industry still reeling after end of Trump Administration, those remaining on duty offer some modest President Biden action today. Click here to read it, courtesy of the AP.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow’s road trip continues. Today’s Diary.
There had to be at least ten thousand people there!!!…I am not making that up…Ten thousand Iowans had nothing better to do on a gorgeous Saturday morning than go to football practice, but people who do not live in college towns cannot understand the fervor that compels people to get dressed up like it’s game day and go watch a scrimmage…
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The Diary of a Nobody/April 17, 2021
It’s Sparrow, an average man passing an average life…
Saturday, April 17
I managed to get some laundry done this morning…Yesterday before retiring I called the loser at the front desk and verified they had laundry facilities and was told it cost $1.50 a load (not too bad) and there was a detergent vending machine there and it was a dollar a box…I was also told there would be someone at the front desk all night, so I didn’t need to go get change right now.
The Daily Dose/Saturday, April 17, 2021
The Daily Dose/April 17, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy
Editor’s Note: While assorted elements of The Daily Dose– Leading Off, The Sunday Bottom 5, On This Date, Some Philosophy Crap, Trivia – may run occasionally, the feature is mostly on hiatus right now. It will return later this spring.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow eats the biggest sandwich he’s ever seen. Today’s Diary.
The pork tenderloin sandwich is pretty legendary there and while it was tasty its real claim to fame is it is the size of Long Island…I am not making that up…Good gravy, this was the biggest sandwich I’ve ever seen…It was, literally, the size of the plate…It was cut in half and there was a bun – also cut in half – bravely covering about a tenth of it…This could apply for statehood, I thought as I dove in on it…
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