The Daily Dose/April 1, 2022
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 losing weight. Today’s Diary.
The scale is saying wondrous things, namely that we’re down 16 pounds in two months…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1789 – The United States House of Representatives achieves a quorum for the first time and elects Pennsylvania’s Frederick Muhlenberg its first speaker. The House, along with the Senate, had first met on March 4 and the Senate would achieve its first quorum on April 6, a day when the two houses met to count the Electoral College votes that elected George Washington president. Both houses met at Federal Hall in New York City.
In 1954 – Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings establishes a new NHL playoff record for the fastest goal at the start of a game in a 4-3, two-overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup semifinals. Howe scored 9 seconds into the game, to break the record of 10 seconds that had been done on March 25 by Dickie Moore of Montreal and the record is now 6 seconds by Dave Kozak of the Los Angeles Kings in 1977. The Red Wings would later defeat the Montreal Canadiens in seven games to win the Stanley Cup.
In 1967 – George Jones is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the first of two consecutive weeks with Walk Through This World With Me. It was the 57th country hit for Jones and his fourth of 13 #1 country hits, a total that includes three duets with Tammy Wynette and one with Merle Haggard. Jones initially did not like the song and only recorded it at the insistence of his producer.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
… my life itself was becoming my amusement and never ceased to be novel…Follow your genius closely enough, and it will not fail to show you a fresh prospect every hour.
Henry David Thoreau
Walden
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The official NHL record book, almost incredibly, does not have a category for most goals allowed in a period by an individual goalie. Some research, however, shows the record 9, by Michael Larocque of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second period of a 14-4 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on March 19, 1981.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What was George Jones’ biggest hit on the Hot 100? – Answer next time!
