The Daily Dose/April 19, 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 has a lousy day in the sack, but goes to the gym anyway. Today’s Diary.
Of course, we took our pre-workout supplement so there we were with both Zzz-Sleep and our pre-workout supplement coursing thru our veins…Talked about your mixed messages…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1775 – The American Revolution begins, with forces from the Continental Army and the British Army meeting in the Battles of Lexington and Concord west of Boston. The night before, news of the arrival of British troops had been passed by assorted patriots on horseback and the battles were a victory for the Americans, with the British retreating to Boston, which led to the Siege of Boston, which led to another British retreat the following March. The Revolution ended in 1783 with an American victory.
In 2021 – Patrick Marleau of the San Jose Sharks establishes a new NHL record for most games played in a 3-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. It was the 1,768th NHL game for Marleau, breaking the record established by Gordie Howe from 1946-80. Marleau played his first NHL game on October 1, 1999 for San Jose and also played with Toronto and Pittsburgh in his career. He retired after the season with 1,779 games played, still the NHL record.
In 1969 – The 5th Dimension is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the second of six consecutive weeks with the medley of Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In. It was the eighth of 20 Top 40 hits for the group, their third of seven Top 10 hits, and was their first of two #1s (Wedding Bell Blues, three weeks, 1969). The song also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #11 in Great Britain, and at #6 on Billboard’s soul chart. Both songs were written for the musical Hair.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
There was great difference in persons, and discretion did not always accompany years, nor was youth always without it.
Benjamin Franklin
Autobiography
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The other major leaguers who had hit home runs in four different decades are Willie McCovey, Rickey Henderson, and Omar Vizquel.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who has played the most NHL games with one team? – Answer next time!
