The Daily Dose/April 10, 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 is obliged to listen to a woman whine about rates. Today’s Diary.
What’s funny, of course, is there is no proper response on my part…I mean, we’re the problem: we’re a hotel with the temerity to manipulate/utilize the free market and jack up rates in a season when people need places to stay…Silly us…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1963 – The nuclear submarine USS Thresher sinks about 220 miles east of Boston. Thresher was doing a deep diving test following an overhaul and an inquiry concluded Thresher sunk when a joint in a saltwater piping system failed, though some maintain an electrical fire was the cause. The final underwater telephone transmission with a support ship was the number “900”, possibly her depth as it continued to sink. In keeping with US Navy tradition, Thresher remains in commissioned service, officially lost at sea.
In 1896 – Spyridon Louis of Greece wins the first Olympic marathon in 2 hours, 58 minutes, and 50 seconds. There were 17 runners, 13 from Greece, in the race and the highest-finishing non-Greek was Gyula Kellner of Hungary, who finished third. The race from Marathon to Olympic Stadium in Athens was a bit less than 25 miles and the current distance of 26 miles, 385 yards was first run at the 1908 London Games and became standard in Paris in 1924.
In 1982 – Stevie Wonder is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the eighth of nine consecutive weeks with That Girl. It was the 33rd of 47 Top 10 soul hits for Wonder and was his 15th of 20 #1 soul songs, a record once held with Aretha Franklin and now held by Drake (26). The song also peaked at #4 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and remains Wonder’s biggest soul hit. That Girl spent 19 weeks on the chart, including 15 in the Top 10.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
A ship does not sail with yesterday’s wind.
Louis L’Amour
The Walking Drum
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The Congress of the Confederation had one chamber. It existed during the period the Articles of Confederation were in force, 1781-89.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many Americans have won an Olympic marathon gold medal? – Answer next time!
