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!
