It’s Sparrow, an average man passing an average life…
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Saturday, February 25
There was a note in the log book tonite concerning a Toyota Tundra that had evidently overstayed its welcome in the parking lot…You might think that hotels like ours keep tabs on their parking lots, and perhaps some do, but I’ve never worked at one that does…Evidently, tho, Mr Tundra has been there for a while.
The Daily Dose/February 25, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
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Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow actually gets invited out to have “fun”.
“Come on…You’ll meet new people and have fun.” Oh, Jesus H, who in the hell wants to do that???…
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On This Date
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In 1836 – Samuel Colt is granted US patent #X9430 for his revolver firearm. Sales were slow at first, though there were some sales during the war with the Seminole Indians, sales really didn’t pick up until the Mexican-American War in 1846, when it also became a popular military and civilian sidearm. Colt served briefly as a colonel in the Connecticutt militia in the Civil War and died in 1862.
In 1964 – Muhammed Ali – then known as Cassius Clay – wins the world’s heavyweight boxing title when champion Sonny Liston does not answer the bell for the seventh round in Miami Beach. It was the first of three heavyweight titles for Ali and remains the only title for Liston, who had won it by defeating Floyd Patterson in 1962. Ali would win the rematch in May 1965.
Today – Mylie Cyrus is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the fifth consecutive week with Flowers. It’s the 19th Top 40 hit for Cyrus, her tenth Top 10 hit, and her second #1 song. The song has gone to #1 in what is believed to be a record 50 countries, including Vietnam, Norway, and Great Britain, and is also in its fifth consecutive week at #1 on Billboard’s Global 200 chart. The song debuted at #1 on the Hot 100 on January 28, a once-rare occurrence that due to modern technology and data-gathering techniques no longer has any statistical significance.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
What did he do?/He made counterfeit dimes./Dimes? Jesus Christ, what kind of ambition is that?
Charles Bukowski
Ham On Rye
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The only American besides Eric Heiden to win the Olympic 10,000-meter speed skating gold medal was Irving Jaffee at the 1932 Lake Placid Games.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many times did Muhammed Ali defend his world heavyweight title before it was stripped from him in 1966? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/February 24, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
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Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow takes the cat to the vet. Today’s Diary.
She said don’t worry about anything for ten days and she’s Central European and has that accent that would make even a morning greeting sound like a direct order and we felt like snapping to and saluting…
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The Daily Dose/February 23, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
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Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow helps an ex-SEAL at the VSO. Today’s Diary.
SEALs are psycho…Their training is so hard and they are so focused they all have this stare while they are in service and jumping out of airplanes and diving the Challenger Deep holding their breath…Nate has lost this stare, but he still looks like he’d prefer to slit my throat…
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On This Date
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In 1455 – The first Gutenberg Bible – a landmark event in Western civilization – is printed in Mainz, Germany by Johannes Gutenberg. Gutenberg also developed an oil-based ink that adhered better to his metal type and 49 copies of his Bible are known to exist today. Movable type first appeared in China in the 11th century AD and the oldest extant moveable type book dates from 1377 in Korea.
In 1980 – Eric Heiden of the US establishes a new world record in the 10,000-meters speed skating event at the Lake Placid Winter Games. Heiden won in 14 minutes, 28.13 seconds, to break the record of 14:34.33, established by Viktor Lyoskin of the Soviet Union in 1977. It was the fifth and final gold medal of the Lake Placid Games for Heiden, and he remains the only athlete to win five gold medals at a single Winter Games. The current world record is 12:30.74 done at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics by Nils van der Poel of Sweeden.
In 1985 – Mel McDaniel is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the only week with Baby’s Got Her Blue Jeans On. It was the 26th country hit for McDaniel and remains his only #1. The song also went #1 country in Canada and was Billboard’s 12th-biggest country song of the year. The song was originally given to Conway Twitty, who thought John Anderson would be better suited for it, but Anderson had no idea who sent it to him and turned it down.
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.
The first Federal Military Commissioner of Florida was Andrew Jackson.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who is the only other American man to win the Olympic gold medal in 10,000-meter speed skating? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/February 22, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading Off will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow (again) deals with idiots who do not ring the bell. Today’s Diary.
I don’t understand this at all…Sure, the bell is actually a doorbell and may not stand out like the goddamn Liberty Bell, but it’s on the base of a large sign for Pete’s sake and Stevie Wonder could probably find it…
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On This Date
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In 1819 – The Adams-Onis Treaty between the US and Spain takes effect, in which Spain sells Florida to the US for $5 million (about $117 million in today’s money) in exchange for settling boundary disputes between the two countries in what is now western America. Spain was having trouble settling and defending the territory and ceded all of Florida, plus southern portions of Alabama and Mississippi, as well as eastern Louisiana.
In 1893 – Alabama and Auburn meet in football for the first time, with Auburn winning 32-22 at Lakewood Park in Birmingham. The series was not played between 1908 and 1947 and Alabama leads the series 49-37-1 and they have won the last three games in the series. The term Iron Bowl was coined in the 1950s and whether the first meeting ended the 1892 season or began the 1893 season was disputed by both schools.
In 1953 – Teresa Brewer is at #1 in Billboard’s Best Sellers in Stores chart – a predecessor to the Hot 100 – for the second of five consecutive weeks with Till I Waltz With You Again. It was the sixth of 36 singles on assorted Billboard pop charts of the era for Brewer and her second and final #1 (Music, Music, Music, four weeks, 1950). The song was also in its second of six weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Most Played by Jockeys and Most Played in Juke Boxes charts.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
If you are acquainted with the principle, what do you care for a myriad of instances and applications?
Henry David Thoreau
Walden
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The Niagara Purple Eagles have made three appearances in the NCAA basketball tournament (1970, 2005, 2007) and the Siena Saints have made six (1989, 1999, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010).
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who was the first Federal Military Commissioner of Florida? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/February 21, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
ALREADY WITH THE DRY, TECHNICAL MATTER: Regular readers of this crap know that recently we experimented with a video version of The Daily Dose. They will also notice that it has been dropped, despite some more or less positive feedback.
Please Pass The Dry, Technical Matter: Like a lot of inspiration, the inspiration for The Video Daily Dose hit out of the blue. And, also par for the inspiration course, when it did hit we thought it was so logical we cursed ourselves for not thinking of it before because who knows what artistic heights and untold riches we had deprived ourselves of.
Shoot Me…Just Shoot Me: And, of course, it cemented The Daily Dose as a technological juggernaut. And they really weren’t that difficult to produce once the original template was done. This took some time, because the technical aspects are as, well, technical as they are dull, but we rathered enjoyed the work.
Fly In The Ointment: The problem was, though, we found we had to shorten the popular On This Date segment in order for all three items to fit on one screen. We didn’t mind this at first but, boy, writing On This Date is a highlight of our day, and writing the truncated version simply wasn’t as much fun as writing the longer version.
The Bottom Line: So it was adios to the video version and welcome back to the old one. While, like you, we enjoy the occasional whiteboard video, we’re writers and not video makers here at The Daily Dose, so you are again obliged to read this feature instead of watch it
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has a day off from the veterans service office (VSO). Today’s Diary.
It was a day off from the veterans service office (VSO) today and we debated how best to spend the morning off and – in what is not being hailed as the Upset of the Year – we spent it at home, in the chair, reading…We weren’t all that tired and thought about going to the gym, but thanks to 24-hour access at the small town gym (STG) we’re getting four lifting sessions in a week now and that’s enuff.
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On This Date
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In 1945 – Japanese kamikaze pilots sink the US aircraft carriers Bismark Sea and the Saratoga during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the South Pacific. The battle had begun on the 19th and would end in an American victory on March 26. The raising of the American flag by six United States Marines on Mount Suribachi captured in the iconic photograph was taken on February 23 and remains one of History’s most reproduced photographs.
In 1953 – The Niagara Purple Eagles and the Siena Saints establish a new NCAA record for the longest game in an 88-81, six-overtime Niagara victory at the Washington Ave. Armory in Albany, New York. The game was tied 54-54 at the end of regulation and broke the record of five overtimes done at least twice previously. The mark was tied twice before being broken by Cincinnati/Bradley’s seven-overtime game in 1981. Seven overtimes is also the Division II and III record.
In 1981 – REO Speedwagon is at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the first of 15 non-consecutive weeks with Hi Infidelity. It was the seventh of eleven chart albums for the group and remains their only #1. The album also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #6 in Great Britain, and was Billboard’s #1 album of the year and its 39th-biggest of 1982. The album produced four Hot 100 hits, including the #1 Keep On Loving You.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
He regarded what had happened as fate, another step on a path long since mapped out.
John Toland
Adolf Hitler
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The two other English monarchs after Edward VI fathered by Henry VIII were Mary I and Elizabeth I.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many NCAA basketball tournament appearances have Niagara and Siena made? – Answer next time!
