The Daily Dose/May 16, 2025
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 – Sparrow has to repair the heater. Today’s Diary.
Now, you don’t have to edit Heating and Air Conditioning Today to strongly suspect if the heater fired up – it had been off for a week or two – it was working, and the thermostat is copping an attitude…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1866 – The US Congress establishes the nickel 5-cent piece. Previously, the government had issued a 5-cent coin known as the half-dime and 5-cent fractional currency notes, which would stay in circulation until 1876. The nickel joined two- and three-cent coins that remained in circulation throughout the 19th-century. The current nickel is three-quarters copper and one-quarter nickel.
In 1976 – The Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 in game four to sweep the series. It was the 19th – and the first of four consecutive – of an NHL record 24 Cup wins for the Canadiens and the first of six runner-up finishes with the Flyers, to go with two titles. Montreal defenseman Rick Chartraw, born in Venezuela to American parents, remains the only player born in South America to win the Stanley Cup.
In 1953 – Percy Faith & His Orchestra featuring Felicia Sanders is at #1 on Billboard’s Best Sellers in Stores chart – a predecessor to the Hot 100 – for the first of ten consecutive weeks with The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart). The song was Billboard’s #1 song of the year, and a version by Mantovani went to #1 in Great Britain. It was the first of two #1 songs for Faith and remains the only #1 for Sanders.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
But shortsighted men undertake policies for their immediate advantage, paying no heed to the slow poison hidden within them.
Niccolo Machiavelli
The Prince
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
The oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the US is St Augustine, Florida, founded in 1565 by the Spanish.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who was the MVP of the 1976 Stanley Cup Finals? – Answer next time!
