Sure, what the hell, Read Free Sunday (RFS) is in full effect today.
It’s Sparrow, an average man passing an average life…
Saturday, June 10
Chris’ rise to power at the hotel continues, as he was selected to write and disseminate the annual bear email…We get this every spring because the bears are, of course, out of hibernation and on the prowl for food, and not only do they get into trash cans here, but they’ll get into your car, too, if you were foolish enuff to leave food in there.
The Daily Dose/June 10, 2023
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our 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 MPG figure for the new ride. Today’s Diary.
Like you, we were wondering how, or even if, the new all-weather tires would affect gas mileage and the jury is still out on that…
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On This Date
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In 1854 – The United States Naval Academy graduates its first class. The six students were known as passed midshipmen and were obliged to wait to enter active duty as the practice of immediately commissioning graduates as ensigns didn’t start until 1912. The school had been founded in 1845 as the Naval School on an old army fort in Annapolis. Previously, the academy had sent officers to the fleet, but not as part of a graduating class.
In 1934 – Italy wins the second World Cup, defeating Czechoslovakia 2-1 in extra time in the final in Rome. It was the first of four World Cup titles for the Italians and was the first of two runner-up finishes for the Czechs. The tournament featured 16 teams, ten of whom had not played in the first World Cup four years earlier in Uraguay, and consisted solely of a 16-team, single-elimination tournament. Italy had beaten the US, Spain, and Austria to reach the final, and Germany defeated Austria for third place.
In 1967 – Aretha Franklin is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the second and final consecutive week with Respect. The song also peaked at #10 in Great Britain, was in its fourth of eight consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Billboad’s biggest soul song of the year. It was the first of two pop #1s for Franklin and her second of a then-record 20 #1 soul hits, a mark once shared with Stevie Wonder and now held by Drake (27). The song was written by Otis Redding, whose own version had peaked at #35 in 1965.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
…a deity…cannot be proved by reason, he can only be postulated as a practical necessity, offering peace to our limited intellects, and encouragement to our fragile morality.
Will Durant
The Story of Civilization, Vol I: Our Oriental Heritage
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The Soviet Union occupied North Korea before the founding of the current People’s Democratic Republic in 1948. Before the end of World War II, it was ruled by Japan.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Besides Czechoslovakia, what other countries have played in multiple World Cup finals without winning? – Answer next time!
It’s Sparrow, an average man passing an average life…
Friday, June 9
It was a disinterested workout this morning at the small town gym (STG)…The problem was my new post-workout powder came Thursday and it contains the same amount of branched-chain amino acids that the other stuff I was taking before workout (which is combined with the primo stuff) has, so we didn’t take the old stuff with the primo stuff, we only took the primo stuff and whoa Nelly, we could feel the difference.
The Daily Dose/June 9, 2023
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
The Daily Dose is taking some PTO. It will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow’s dilemma. Today’s Diary.
So it was gut-check time: did we have what it took to not do the lawn when faced with both the time to do the lawn and a pro-mowing forecast???
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The Daily Dose/June 8, 2023
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off will return. Probably.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow and Mark discuss human trafficking. Today’s Diary.
…we went out and told Mark, very seriously, that as part of this turnover from here on out we wanted the latest on the human trafficking front here at the hotel: has there been any, what precautions are we taking, and whatnot…For his part, Mark said – as we stood by, nodding solemnly – that he had observed no human trafficking tonite, just our usual motley retinue of guests, and that all standard precautions were observed.
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On This Date
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In 2009 – Two American TV reporters are convicted of illegally entering North Korea, three months after having been arrested near the border with China. Euna Lee and Laura Ling were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor, though they were pardoned in August, after an unannounced visit by former President Bill Clinton, who met with Korean dictator Kim Jung Il. Kim’s official titles are general secretary of the Worker’s Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea.
In 1966 – The NFL and the AFL announce plans to merge their two leagues in time for the 1970 season. The agreement called for all existing franchises to remain in the current city and the league to expand by four teams by 1970. The agreement also called for the two leagues to play what would become the Super Bowl. The agreement also stipulated that all NFL stadiums must hold at least 50,000 people
In 1974 – Paul McCartney and Wings is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the only week with Band on the Run. It was the second of six #1 songs for the group and was their sixth of 15 Top 10 hits. The song also went to #1 in New Zealand and Canada, peaked at #3 in Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 22nd-biggest song of the year. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group, or Chorus.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
The hasty stroke goes oft astray.
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The US Supreme Court decision that ended the separate but equal precedent was Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who ruled North Korea before the founding of the current Democratic People’s Republic in 1948? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/June 7, 2023
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off remains in time-out.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow notes Chris’ continued ascension at the hotel. Today’s Diary.
We’ve noted here how Chris is doing a nice job of consolidating power, and another aspect of this meteoric rise was revealed tonite: he has taken charge of cutting back office scrap paper…I am not making that up…
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On This Date
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In 1892 – Homer Plessy, a Black man, is arrested for refusing to leave the whites-only section of a train in Louisiana, a violation of Louisiana’s Separate Car Act. The arrest had been staged to become a test case, within May 1896 the US Supreme Court ruling against Plessy in 1896, reinforcing the separate but equal precedent that would remain in force until the 1950s.
In 1941 – Whirlaway, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, becomes the fifth horse to win the Triple Crown, winning the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in New York. Whirlaway ran the mile-and-a-half in 2 minutes 31 seconds to beat Robert Morris by 2.5 lengths. Whirlaway paid $2.50 to win and $2.10 to place, there was no show money, and Whirlaway earned $39,770 for the win, about $863,00 in today’s money. Arcaro would also win the Triple Crown in 1948 aboard Citation and he remains the only jockey to do it twice.
In 1980 – Lipps Inc. is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second of four consecutive weeks with Funkytown. The song went to #1 in 13 other countries, including West Germany, Israel, and Norway, peaked at #2 in Great Britain, at #2 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Billboard’s 8th-biggest song of the year. It was the second and final chart single for the group and remains their only Top 40 hit. In 1987 a version by Pseudo Echo peaked at #6 on the Hot 100 and in 2008 a version by Alvin and the Chipmunks went to #86.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
It is a poor sort of man who is content to be spoon-fed knowledge that has been filtered through the canon of religious or political belief.
Louis L’Amour
The Walking Drum
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The following teams have allowed four home runs in a game by one player at least once and have had at least one perfect game pitched against them: the Chicago White Sox, the Philadelphia/Oakland Athletics, the Boston/Atlanta Braves, the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Tampa Bay Rays.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What Supreme Court decision ended the separate but equal precedent? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/June 6, 2023
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off remains in time-out.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow continues to get his rest. Today’s Diary.
7.0 hours for the day 18.0 hours for the week, the highest Monday total (MT) since Reconstruction…Good gravy, that’s an insanely high figure and already we’re fretting about it will affect the crucial Tuesday Sleep Session (TSS)…
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On This Date
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In 1971 – Soyuz 11, the first mission to send men to a space station, launches from what is now southern Kazakhstan. The crew would arrive at the space station Salyut the following day and, following a three-hour docking procedure, would spend three weeks there. The crew died while returning to Earth on June 29, when their capsule depressurized prior to reentry and Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Patsayev remain the only humans to die in space.
In 2017 – Scooter Gennett of the Cincinnati Reds tied the major league record for most home runs in a game in a 13-1 win over the St Louis Cardinals. Gennet hit four home runs, the 17th player to do so and the mark was later equaled by Arizona’s J.D. Marinez. The four home runs represented 15% of the 27 home runs Gennet would hit on the year and it was the second time the Reds and Cardinals had been involved in a four home run game; in 1993 Mark Whitten of the Cardinals hit for home runs in Cincinnati.
In 1992 – Kris Kross is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the seventh of eight consecutive weeks with Jump. It was the first chart single for the duo, their first of four Top 40 hits, and remains their only #1 song. The song went to #1 in six other countries, including Canada, Finland, and Ireland, peaked at #2 in Great Britain, at #2 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Bilboard’s 3rd-biggest song of the year and its 23rd-biggest of the decade. The duo consisted of James Christopher Kelly and Christopher Smith who were both 12 at the time. Kelly died in 2013 of a drug overdose
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
You don’t have much hope of getting the truth if you think you know in advance what the truth ought to be.
Robert B Parker
Pale Kings and Princes
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The song that spent the most weeks at #1 in the 1950s on either the Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart or the Hot 100 was Goodnight Irene by Gordon and The Weavers, which spent 13 weeks at #1 in 1950.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many major league teams have given up four home runs in a game by one player and had a perfect game pitched against them? – Answer next time!
