The Daily Dose/May 22, 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 stuck in a chat vortex. The Diary returns.
…conversations like this are difficult to get out of without causing offense which – half our blood being English – we are loathe to do.
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1968 – The USS Scorpion (SSN 589) sinks in 9,800 feet of water in the North Atlantic Ocean, about 400 miles southwest of the Azores. The exact cause of the catastrophe remains unknown, with leading theories including a torpedo explosion or a hydrogen explosion during a battery charge. Ninety-nine men died, and the Scorpion was the second US nuclear-powered submarine to sink, after the Thresher in 1963.
In 1990 – Andre Dawson of the Chicago Cubs establishes a new major league record for most intentional walks in a game in a 2-1, 16-inning victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Dawson was intentionally walked five times, breaking the 9-inning record of four intentional walks, done several times, and the record still stands. Dawson also had a hit in three official at-bats in the game.
In 1971 – Three Dog Night is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the sixth and final consecutive week with Joy to the World. It was the fifth of eleven Top 10 hits for the group and was their second of three #1s. The song also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #24 in Great Britain, and was Billboard’s #1 song of the year. The song was written by Hoyt Axton, who joined his mother Mae (Heartbreak Hotel) as the writer of a #1 song.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Too often, the way taken is the wrong way, with too much emphasis on what we want to have rather than what we wish to become.
Louis L’Amour
Education of a Wandering Man
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
Walt Disney has won the most Academy Awards with 26: 22 competitive and four honorary.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What pitcher has issued the most intentional walks in a major league game? – Answer next time!
