The Daily Dose/February 28, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading Off will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – At the hotel, Sparrow is obliged to use the emergency coffee cups. Today’s Diary.
The larger size also means, of course, that we are making more coffee…This is because 12-ounce cups hold more than 8-ounce cups…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1966 – US astronauts Elliot See and Charles Basset are killed in a plane crash in St Louis. The two – the primary crew of Gemini 9 – were flying to St Louis for training with See – piloting in limited visibility – overshooting the runway the first time. The plane was left of the runway the second time when the plane crashed into the roof of the McDonnell Aircraft building adjacent to Lambert Field. An investigation showed the crash was likely due to pilot error.
In 1971 – Jack Nicklaus wins the PGA Championship, shooting a final round 73 to finish at seven-under for the tournament, four strokes ahead of Gary Player. It was the second of five PGA championships for Nicklaus and his ninth of a record 18 major titles. With the win, Nicklaus became the first golfer to win all four majors twice and in 1978 would become the first to win them three times. The tournament was played in February due to the summer heat in Florida.
In 1987 – Earl Thomas Conley is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the only week with I Can’t Win For Losing You. It was the 12th of 18 #1 country songs for Conley, all in the 1980s, the third most in the decade behind Alabama and Ronnie Milsap. The song also went #3 country in Canada and was Billboard’s 38th-biggest country song of the year.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
There’s no need to struggle against yourself
Deng Ming-Dao
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The US Congress has sent 33 amendments to the several states for ratification. Twenty-seven have become part of the Constitution, four technically remain pending, and two expired without ratification.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Which astronauts ultimately made up the crew of Gemini 9? – Answer next time!
