The Daily Dose/May 16, 2026
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 gets a date. Today’s Diary.
Of course, regular readers of this crap know there is little chance we’ll ever go out…She’ll get cold feet just like [others have]…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1929 – The first Academy Awards are held at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood. The ceremony was hosted by Douglas Fairbanks last 15 minutes and there was no drama as the winners had been previously announced. The term Oscar came into general use within a few years and was officially adopted by the Academy in 1939. It remains the only Oscars ceremony not broadcast on either TV or radio.
In 1964 – Northern Dancer, ridden by Bill Hartack, wins the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Earlier, Northern Dancer had won the Kentucky Derby, and would later finish third in the Belmont Stakes, becoming the sixth of 23 horses to win the first two Triple Crown races and lose the Belmont. It was the second of three Preakness wins for Hartack, and his sixth of nine Triple Crown race wins.
In 1970 – The Moments are at #1 on Billboard’s Best Selling Soul Singles chart for the first of five consecutive weeks with Love on a Two-Way Street. It was the first of six Top 10 soul hits for the group – which became Ray, Goodman & Brown in 1980 – and their first of three #1s. The song also peaked at #3 on the Hot 100 and was Billboard’s 2nd-biggest soul song of the year and its 25th-biggest pop hit of the year. In 1981, a version by Stacy Lattisaw went #2 soul and #26 pop.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
He who says, “I know nothing” is the shrewdest of all.
Vemana
Indian philosopher
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
Rocky Marciano retired with a career record of 49-0, including 43 by knockout.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who has won the most Academy Awards? – Answer next time!
