The Daily Dose/July 3, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy
This is the first real Daily Dose in 110 days. Admit it, you’re breathing again.
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
HERE WE GO AGAIN: Today is the 3rd of July. As we somewhat tediously note every year at this time, it is a date sandwiched between two significant dates in American history.
Oh, Jesus H: The day before, of course – July 2 – is when the Continental Congress declared our independence from Great Britain, with their journal from that day stating, in part – and as a routine part of the day’s business – that:
…these United Colonies are, and, of right, ought to be, Free and Independent States…absolved from all allegiance to the British crown.
Dry, Technical Matter: This was the Lee Resolution, first offered in June by Virginia’s Richard Henry Lee, and marks the official founding of the United States of America, despite what the calendar and official history books try to tell you. Immediately after this, the Congress took “…under consideration the declaration to them referred”, but deferred the matter until the 4th when, of course, the Declaration of Independence was passed.
More Hot Congressional Journal Action: Immediately after declaring independence, the Congress then returned to the business of fighting the Revolution by ordering the Marine Committee to look into complaints proffered against two naval captains, who had just arrived from Philadelphia.
The Bottom Line: Look, you can celebrate our independence whenever the hell you want, and if you’re content with the 4th of July, more power to you. But to ensure we continue to not get invited to more social gatherings, we’re going to continue to mark the Lee Resolution’s passage on the 2nd of July. No less a patriot than future president John Adams believed the 2nd would be forever marked as the day of American independence. In fact, he believed it so much that in somewhat typical Adams’ fashion he would decline invitations to July 4th celebrations.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow goes to the rodeo, and tries to ensure a guy restroom is clear so some chicks can use it. Today’s Diary.
I didn’t even have to walk in the first couple of times, gents using the sink to wash up were visible from the doorway…NOT CLEAR…Then I actually was able to go in and check and there was no one and I was almost trampled, with one girl commenting on how much toilet paper the guys got, way more than them.
———
Click here for complimentary chapters of all of Gaylon’s books.
It’s easy reading on any device.
Columns, books, shopping lists, click here to get in on the laughs.
4Ever & Ever ($8.99) and monthly ($2.99) plans available.
On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1775 – At Cambridge, Massachusetts, General George Washington takes command of the Continental Army. Washington was the army’s first commander and would command the Continental Army until fighting ended in 1783. The Revolution had begun the previous April with the battles of Lexington and Concord. Washington had been appointed to the position by the Second Continental Congress on June 14.
In 1925 – At Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, Milt Stock of the Brooklyn Robins establishes a new major league record for most consecutive games with at least four hits in a 6-3 win over the New York Giants. Stock went 4-for-5, his fourth consecutive game with four hits, research into whose record he broke was inconclusive, and the record still stands. The streak would end the following day when Stock got two hits in the first game of a doubleheader.
In 1961 – Gary U.S. Bonds is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the second and final consecutive week with Quarter to Three. It was the second of ten chart singles for Bonds, his second of nine Top 40 hits and remains his only #1 song. The song also peaked at #3 on Billboard’s soul chart and at #7 in Great Britain. Bonds later co-wrote the song She’s All I Got, which was a #3 country hit for Johnny Paycheck in 1971.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
I heard the bullets whistle, and believe me there is something charming in the sound.
George Washington
Letter to his brother Jack, 1754
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The Battle of Minorca was part of the Seven Years’ War between Great Britain and France.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What was Gen. George Washington’s first battle as commander of the Continental Army? – Answer next time!
Go Gaylon! Visit Gaylon on Facebook here.
