The Daily Dose/July 7, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
LAST ISSUE STANDING: There is really only one issue remaining following the improglio of President Donald Trump calling FIFA President Gianni Infantino to get an American player’s red card – and ensuing suspension – lifted, something Infantino immediately complied with.
What kind of tournament does FIFA have now? What comes after it’s been established that your rules can be tossed aside to appease a whining world leader?
Fly In The Ointment: The answer is your tournament is now nothing more than a meaningless exhibition.
Dry, Technical Matter: Now, we don’t care about soccer any more than you do; they can change their rules and change them at anyone’s whim all they want. Soccer is boring. If you want to liven it up, toss an extra ball out there after ten (boring) minutes without a goal. But to lift a suspension because a blatherskite called to whine about it is wrong. Your sport has no credibility, and future results are subject to change if someone with enough power needs to be appeased.
The Bottom Line: A hundred years from now, all new people will wonder why the world bent over backward to appease Donald Trump. That Trump is completely mismanaging the country – and the world – won’t be a bulletin because Trump is a man of zero moral and intellectual substance. Had the American media and electorate shown courage and brains in 2015 when he first announced, all of us would have been spared the idiocy of the past ten years.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – The hotel is running low on coffee filters. Today’s Diary.
This happens from time to time, and it is always puzzling because each box of coffee packets comes with an equal number of filters…So how in the hell do we run out???…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1762 – Catherine the Great overthrows her husband Peter III and becomes empress of Russia. Peter had taken the throne in January, and assorted alliances and policies caused Catherine and others to plot a coup. The following day she had her husband arrested and forced to sign an abdication letter. Peter died on July 17, of causes History remains unclear on, while Catherine reigned until her death in 1796, succeeded by her son Paul I.
In 1877 – The first Wimbledon Championships begin at the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club south of London. Twenty-two players paid one guinea to enter, and the first title was won by Specner Gore on July 19th. The club had been founded in 1868, and the tournament was started because interest in croquet had fallen and the club needed money for equipment repair.
In 1955 – The Rock Era in American popular music begins when Rock Around the Clock is at #1 for the first of eight consecutive weeks. It was the fourth of 15 Top 40 hits for the group, their first of four Top 10 hits and remains their only #1. The song also went to #1 in Germany, Australia, and Great Britain, peaked at #3 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Billboard’s 2nd-biggest song of the year.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
The man who finds the smell is the one who sniffs.
Nicholas Monsarrat
Smith and Jones
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
The five events in the pentathlon of the ancient Olympic Games were: the discus, javelin, wrestling, long jump, and a sprint, called the stadion, a bit less than 200 meters.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What was Billboard’s #1 song of 1955? – Answer next time!
