The Daily Dose/March 20, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
IT COULDN’T HAPPEN TO NICER PEOPLE: The news was heartwarming: that Donald Trump said he expected to be arrested this week and that Russian leader Vladimir Putin has been charged with war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Brass Tacks: We’re on the record as saying Trump’s only real goal is to draw attention to himself, so he should be in hog heaven because the arrest of a former president of the United States will be about as big news as there is. Trump has already started ranting and raving about this, tho his support is dwindling and maybe an arrest will nail the coffin shut on his public life. We’re not betting on that, though. Our country is partisan and fractured right now that not even the shame of arrest will hinder some supporters.
From The Mother Land: Putin, of course, has more than the kidnapping of children to answer for, and perhaps the bombing of hospitals and deaths of civilians will be addressed later.
Dry, Technical Matter: The ICC was established by the Rome Treaty in 1998 and began its work in 2002 and is headquartered in The Hague. Russia does not recognize the ICC nor, for that matter, does the US, which withdrew its signature from the Rome Treaty in 2002.
For The Love All That Is Sacred: Please, do not confuse it with the International Court of Justice, a UN organ that hears disputes between nations, exciting things like fishing rights mediation and border disputes.
The Bottom Line: We’d be shocked if either Trump or Putin ever stand trial. Trump will plead to something or another while Putin will never set foot in any place where he could possibly be arrested. Still, tho, both are getting what they deserve.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow gives change to a guest who needs to do some laundry, but finds out she does not need detergent. Today’s Diary.
“Your employer provides laundry detergent???”
She laffed because my tone was pretty funny, making it sound like providing laundry soap was an extraordinary employer benefit, on par with three months paid leave for dandruff…She nodded solemnly, itself moderately funny.
“Yes, indeedy…Bleach, too…If we want it.”
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On This Date
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In 2003 – The US and coalition forces begin an invasion of Iraq. The capital of Baghdad was taken three weeks later and President Bush declared major combat operations over on May 1, though US troops would not leave Iraq until 2011. The war was fought despite war not having been declared by Congress, as mandated in the Constitution. The first US forces to enter Iraq were CIA forces, who arrived in July 2002.
In 1958 – The La Salle Explorers win the NCAA basketball title, defeating the Bradley Braves 92-76 in Kansas City. It was the first and only national championship for La Salle and was the second and final runner-up finish for Bradley. The Explorers had defeated Penn State in the semifinals while Bradley had defeated Southern California and this was the fourth of nine national championship games played in Kansas City’s Memorial Auditorium.
In 1982 – Joan Jett & the Blackhearts are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first of seven consecutive weeks with I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll. The song went to #1 in six other countries, including South Africa and Sweden, peaked at #4 in Great Britain, was Billboard’s 3rd-biggest song of the year, and ranked 72nd on Billboard’s 60th Anniversary Hot 100 in 2018. It was the third of eight Top 40 hits for the group, their second of three Top 10 hits, and remains their only #1 song. It was the first #1 song of the Hot 100 era by a band – as opposed to a singing group – that was led by a woman.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Philosophy does not mean reading books about wisdom, it means training oneself in the practice of wisdom. The essence of the matter is that a man should so mold his life and conduct that his happiness shall depend as little as possible upon external things.
Will and Ariel Durant
The Story of Civilization, Vol. III: Caesar to Christ
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Billboard’s #1 soul song of 1977 was Float On by the Floaters, which spent six weeks at #1. It also peaked at #2 on the Hot 100.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many songs that hit #1 in 1982 spent at least six weeks at #1? – Answer next time!
