The Daily Dose/March 2, 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 is obliged to answer a frequent, stupid question. Today’s Diary.
It’s ski season in Ski Town, USA for Christ’s sake, that’s why we’re so busy…That’s why the parking lot is jammed packed and why the bar is still open…I wanted to smack her…Usually, we get wizardry like this from folks we’ve turned away because we’re sold out because guests don’t care, they’ve got a room, but not this one; she was genuinely curious as to why a hotel in a ski resort would be sold out in winter.
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1657 – A fire destroys between 60 and 70 percent of the Japanese capital of Edo – now Tokyo – a fire that lasts three days and kills an estimated one hundred thousand people. The fire allegedly started when a gust of wind caught a fire tended by a priest burning a supposedly-cursed kimono. History reports the fire eventually burned itself out, that most of the dead were later burned, and that reconstruction took two years. Edo became Tokyo in 1868.
In 1986 – Kenny Knox wins the Honda Classic golf tournament by one stroke over four other golfers. It was the first of three PGA tour wins for Knox, who shot an 80 in the third round, the last time a PGA tour event has been won by a player who shot a round in the 80s and Knox’s 1-under par, 72-hole total of 287 is the 3rd-highest winning score in PGA Tour history. Knox’s best finish at a major was a 4th-place finish at the 1991 PGA Championship.
In 1985 – Missing You by Diana Ross is at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Hot Black Singles chart – for the second of three consecutive weeks. The song also peaked at #76 in Great Britain, at #10 on the Hot 100, and remains Ross’ last of five #1 soul hits and her last Top 10 pop hit. The song was written by Lionel Ritchie as a tribute to Marvin Gaye, who had been shot to death by his father in April 1984.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
John Wooden
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The Seattle Metropolitans of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association won one Stanley Cup title, in 1917, defeating the Montreal Canadiens 3 games to 1.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What’s the highest 72-hole winning score in PGA history? – Answer next time!
