The Daily Dose/June 30, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off will return. Probably.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Someone brings Sparrow some coffee. Today’s Diary.
Two, he brought it with cream in it, and a couple of sugar substitutes on the side…Cream???…Jesus H, we rode smoke boats in the Navy, we take our coffee like we take our women: strong and black…Still tho, it was accepted without throwing it back at him and we settled in to see what was on his mind.
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1908 – The largest recorded impact event occurs over a largely uninhabited portion of eastern Siberia when a meteor air burst destroys 80 million trees over 830 square miles. It is thought the meteor was between 50 and 60 feet wide and traveling at a speed of 60,000 mph. Though classified as an impact event, there is not an impact crater and it is believed whatever object caused the explosion disintegrated at an altitude of between three and six miles. History refers to the event as the Tunguska Event, after a nearby river.
In 1897 – R.F. Doherty of England wins the Wimbledon title defeating fellow Englishman Harold Mahony 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in the championship match. It was the first of four Wimbledon titles for Doherty, who also won the US Open in 1902 and 1903 and he also teamed with his brother Laurence to win the doubles title. Doherty remains one of the most decorated tennis players ever, having also won Olympic doubles titles in 1900 and 1908, the mixed doubles title in 1900, and he was part of four consecutive British Davis Cup-winning teams from 1903-06.
In 1973 – The Spinners are at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Hot Soul Singles chart – for the fourth and final consecutive week with One of a Kind (Love Affair). It was the sixth of 18 Top 10 soul songs for the group and was their third of six soul #1s. The song also went #16 pop in Canada and peaked at #11 on the Hot 100. Instruments on the record were played by MFSB, a Philadelphia studio group that would hit #1 on the Hot 100 and soul chart the following year with TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia.)
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
If the splitter of hairs has a sharp enough knife, the fact of life itself can be chopped into nothing.
Gore Vidal
Creation
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The Netherlands is the country that has appeared in the most World Cup title games without winning, losing in 1974, 1978, and 2010.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What was the Spinners’ biggest hit on the Hot 100? – Answer next time!
