The Daily Dose/March 5, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off will return. We are working on a couple of projects right now.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has an indifferent workout. Today’s Diary.
Ol’ Sparrow, committed to excellence, came back strong, however, in the post-workout soak, spending an entire hour in his fave hot spring, almost long enuff to be carved up and served with your choice of potato…
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1940 – The Soviet politburo, whose membership includes Joseph Stalin, authorizes the massacre of over 25,000 Polish intellectuals and POWs, in an incident History refers to as the Katyn Massacre. Questions about the whereabouts of the POWs began to surface the following year and mass graves were first discovered by, of all people, the Nazis in Katyn Forest in what is now western Russia, near the Belarussian border. Executions occurred in April and May, in insulated rooms where victims were shot and then moved out a door and thrown in waiting trucks.
In 1965 – Ernie Terrell defeats Eddie Machen in a 15-round unanimous decision in Chicago for the WBA heavyweight title vacated by Muhammed Ali. Terrell would defend his title twice before losing it to Ali – who had retained his WBC title – in a 15-round unanimous decision in Houston in February 1967. From 2009 until his death in 2014 at age 75, Terrell was the oldest living heavyweight, another title eventually surrendered to Ali.
In 1977 – Barbra Streisand is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of three consecutive weeks with Evergreen (Love Theme From A Star Is Born). It was the second of five #1 songs for Streisand and she and co-writer Paul Williams won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Grammy Award for Song of the Year. The song also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #3 in Great Britain, and was from the soundtrack to the movie A Star Is Born, which was in its fourth of six consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Sometimes as I sit idly on Walden Pond, I cease to live and begin to be.
Henry David Thoreau
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
New York City was the capital of the United States under both the Articles of Confederation and the US Constitution from 1785 until 1790.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many #1 songs has Barbra Streisand had in Great Britain? – Answer next time!
