The Daily Dose/May 22, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.
1. NATO – Yeah let’s piss the Russians off even more guys by letting Sweden and Finland in, virtually assuring war in Ukraine will last even longer…SB5 pollsters “strongly suspect” new member applications can be deferred until after Putin is defeated and executed without loss of face.
2. Coors Field -Day at stadium still a good time, but boy, most of game’s current troubles due to complete lack of starting pitching…SB5 pollsters “pretty sure” blame can be laid not only on youth baseball pitching limits, but on fact this is only baseball kids are playing, as sandlot games have long been thing of the past.
3. Donald Trump – The 3-hole staple as well as a liar, sexual predator, ignoramus, and insurrectionist… Instead of being banished for incompetant COVID response, Jan 6 insurrection, Trump continues to be GOP kingmaker, with 2024 GOP presidential nomination his to lose instead of being banished in shame as any other twice-impeached, ignorant, selfish blatherskite of a former president should be.
4. NIL– Nice job by NCAA sluffing off paying players to others, but you do not have to be Knute Rockne or even Nick Saban to know having boosters pay players will lead to even bigger quagmire in major division college sports than there is now.
5. Vangelis – Greek genius is died this week and if your only reference for him is Chariots of Fire, you are missing out…If Vangelis and Jon Anderson of Yes hadn’t teamed up for some really minor hits, Vangelis would live down ages as ultimate one-hit wonder, someone whose only chart single went to #1.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
Sure, Read Free Sunday (RFS) is a thing today. Enjoy today’s Diary entry with Sparrow’s compliments.
The Diary of a Nobody – The credit card processor returns to the hotel’s back office. Today’s Diary.
…so ol’ Sparrow can return to doing both the nite audit (which requires a credit card processor) and the nightly billing of departing guests sitting on his arse in the back office, as opposed to waddling all the out to the front desk to accomplish these tasks.
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1807 – A grand jury in Richmond, Virginia indicts former vice president Aaron Burr on one charge of treason. Among other things, Burr had leased land in the west and raised troops, though his exact motives were never certain. Burr was acquitted and would later flee to Europe, in part to avoid creditors. Burr returned to the US in 1812 and died on Staten Island in 1836. In 1804 – while vice president – Burr killed former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in a duel in New Jersey.
In 1962 & 1990 – Roger Maris of the New York Yankees and Andre Dawson of the Chicago Cubs establish major league records for most intentional walks in a game. Maris was intentionally walked four times in a 2-1, 12-inning win over the Los Angeles Angels to break the record of three that had been none many times. Dawson was intentionally walked five times in 2-1, 16-inning win over the Cincinnati Reds, a record that still stands. Not only were both records set in 2-1, extra-inning games, but both games were played on a Tuesday. The nine-inning record is four, by Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants in 2004.
In 1971 – Aretha Franklin is at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Best Selling Soul Singles chart – for the only week with Bridge Over Troubled Water. It was the tenth of a soul chart record of 20 #1 songs for Franklin, a record later tied by Stevie Wonder and now held by Drake (25). The song also peaked at #6 on the Hot 100 and earned Franklin the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. The year before, a version by Simon & Garfunkel spent six weeks at #1 on the Hot 100.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
A proverb is no proverb to you until your life has illustrated it.
John Keats
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Patty Berg has won the most women’s golf majors, winning 15 between 1937 and 1958. She won seven Titleholders Championships, seven Western Opens, and one US Open.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Where was Aaron Burr born? – Answer next time!
