The Daily Dose/June 29, 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 umpires a baseball game. Today’s Diary.
We weren’t very good, but this was the first game at this level we’ve done in several years, so you wouldn’t expect an Umpire of the Year nomination…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1956 – The US Interstate Highway System is created when President Dwight D Eisenhower signs the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956. The original bill called for 40,000 miles of highway and today has over 48,000 miles and the system was declared complete in 1992, though expansion continues, with several future interstates in the planning stages. The first federally funded roadways were authorized by Congress in 1916.
In 1984 – Pete Rose of the Montreal Expos establishes a new major league record for most games played in a 7-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati. It was the 3,309th career game for Rose, breaking the record established by Carl Yaztremski from 1961-83. Rose would retire in 1986 with 3,562 games played, a record that still stands.
In 2013 – Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second of twelve consecutive weeks. The song went to #1 in 24 other countries including Israel, Hungry, and Great Britain, was in its second of 15 consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart, was Billboard’s #1 song of the year, and it’s 14th-biggest of the decade. It remains the only #1 pop song for Thicke and was the fourth and most recent #1 for both T.I. and Pharrell.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Guess how long it’s going to take? However long it takes! There is no time frame. The real one doesn’t care how long it takes, because he takes pride in the process.
Wes Watson
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The Kingston Trio’s biggest hit on the Hot 100 was Tom Dooley, which spent one week at #1 in 1958.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Which active major league player has played in the most games? – Answer next time!
