The Daily Dose/April 7, 2023
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow goes shopping. Today’s Diary.
I gotta be honest, I know prices go up over time, but spending almost a C note when you are eligible to go thru the speedy lane (20 items or less) is really bad for economic morale…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
Due to time constraints, today’s On This Date segment previously ran in 2019.
In 1989 – The Soviet submarine Komsomolets catches fire and sinks in the Barents Sea north of Norway. The ship was submerged when a short-circuit caused a fire in the engineering spaces and while the ship safely surfaced, the fire continued to burn and the ship sank several hours later and still rests on the bottom of the Barents Sea. 42 of the 69 crew members died.
In 1969 – Bill Singer of the Los Angeles Dodgers records the first official save in major league history, pitching the final three innings of the Dodgers’ 3-2 win in Cincinnati over the Reds. The save was Singer’s only relief appearance of the season and Ron Perranowski of the Minnesota Twins would lead the majors with 31 saves.
In 1983 – Kenny Loggins is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the second of three consecutive weeks with Footloose, from the soundtrack of the movie of the same name. The song also went to #1 in four other countries, including South Africa and New Zealand, peaked at #6 in Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 4th-biggest song of the year. Footloose was the third of five Top 10 hits for Loggins as a solo act and remains his only #1 song.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
When everybody owns everything nobody will take care of anything.
Aristotle
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
John Tyler did not have a vice president. The Constitution did not provide for filling a vice presidential vacancy until the ratification of the 25th Amendment in 1967. Had President Tyler died, the Speaker of the House would have assumed the presidency.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who holds the major league record for most saves in a season? – Answer next time!