The Daily Dose/April 25, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.

GREAT MOMENTS IN THE DEATH PENALTY: Alabama executed convicted rapist and murderer James Osgood, 55, Thursday night. He was put to death after he dropped his appeals and his guilt was never in question. 

Fly In The Ointment: This brings up an interesting conundrum for those who oppose the death penalty: is it OK when the condemned man wants to die? 

Get Your Official Daily Dose Policy Right Here: No, it is not. This country has executed innocent people. To deny that is folly, and the death penalty must be abolished for that reason. There should be no appeals for a condemned man to drop. 

Dry, Technical Matter: Besides, let’s be honest, even considering he wanted his sentence carried out – about ten percent do – Osgood’s death served little purpose. It is unlikely to deter anyone else from murdering, and we are no safer today than we were yesterday. All we did was exercise our age-old need for vengeance. 

More Dry, Technical Matter: You would think mankind would have evolved from this and death would no longer be punishment for a crime. After all, we’ve evolved in other aspects. For example, armies no longer eat their prisoners. In time, they advanced to making slaves out of them, and we are sufficiently advanced now to take them prisoner. 

Fly In The Ointment: But we humans haven’t evolved from this: the death penalty is still around, and so is war. Religion hasn’t gone anywhere, either, with adherents still needing the spiritual aid and comfort we humans have required since time immemorial. 

The Bottom Line: America has executed innocent people. If you don’t believe me, look up two names: Cameron Todd Willingham and James Beatherd. If sufficient research leads you to believe they deserved to die, all right, we’ll disagree, but yay to you for being an informed citizen. Even considering there are guilty people who want their death sentence carried out, the death penalty must be abolished. 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow gets a date with a woman. Today’s Diary. 

Regular readers of this crap know the chances of an actual date are slim…

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On This Date
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In 1983 – Pioneer 10, launched by the US in 1972, becomes the first man-made object to cross Pluto’s orbit. Pluto was then inside of Neptune and Pioneer 10 would become the first man-made object to leave the Solar System in June and would remain the farthest spacecraft from Earth until overtaken by Voyager 1 in 1998. Earth received its last signal from Pioneer 10 in 2003 and is now estimated to be about 13 billion miles from Earth. 

In 2001 – Rickey Henderson of the San Diego Padres establishes a new major league record for most career walks in a 5-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Henderson’s 9th-inning walk was the 2,063rd of his career, breaking the record of 2,062 established by Babe Ruth between 1914 and 1935. Henderson retired in 2003 with 2,190 walks and the mark is now 2,538 by Barry Bonds. Henderson led the American League in walks four times.

In 1987 – Aretha Franklin and George Michael are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the second and final consecutive week with I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me). The song went to #1 in six other countries, including Zimbabwe and Great Britain, at #5 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was their 36th-biggest song of the year. It was the second and final #1 song for Franklin and the sixth of eleven #1 songs for Michael. The song won the Grammy Award for the Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group,

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

In this emergency, he consulted his native common sense, and found it a good guide.
Dorothy L Sayers
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Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

The Bee Gees have had one #1 album in Great Britain, Spirits Having Flown, which spent two weeks at the top in 1979. 

Today’s Stumper
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Who has the most career walks amongst active major league players? – Answer next time! 

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The Daily Dose/April 22, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

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Notes from around the human experience.

Leading off will return. 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow lays the hammer down. Today’s Diary. 

One of the lessons we tried to impart here is do not piss your front desk clerk off…We have our ways of extracting revenge…We did so tonite…

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On This Date
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In 1899 – The Oklahoma Land Rush begins, with the towns of Oklahoma City and Guthrie being formed with populations greater than 10,000 by the end of the day. The rush began with the shooting of a gun with 50,000 people lined up at Fort Reno – near Oklahoma City –  to claim land that had been taken from the Indians. Oklahoma would become the 46th state in the Union in 1907. 

In 1994 – Michael Moorer wins the WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles, winning a 12-round majority decision in Las Vegas. Moorer won on two judges’ scorecards, with the third judging the fight a draw. It was the second world heavyweight title for Moorer, who would lose the belt to George Foreman in November. Holyfield retired a few days later after a stay in the hospital, though he would later regain the world heavyweight title. 

In 1978 – The Bee Gees are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the sixth of eight consecutive weeks with Night Fever. The song also went to #1 in five other countries, including Spain, Ireland, and Great Britain, peaked at #8 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Billboard’s 2nd-biggest song of the year. It was the third of six consecutive #1 songs for the group, tying a mark established by the Beatles and later broken by Whitney Houston with seven. It was the sixth of nine #1 songs overall for the group. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

But upon the stage of life, while conscious claps, let the world hiss! On the contrary, if conscious disapproves, the loudest applause of the world are of little value.
John Adams

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

The Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Guardians – then known as the Lake Fronts – are the other teams besides the Chicago White Sox from the 1900 American League still in the league in the same city. 

Today’s Stumper
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How many #1 songs did the Bee Gees have in Great Britain – Answer next time! 

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The Daily Dose/April 21, 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 fields a knotty problem at the hotel. Today’s Diary. 

We pursed our lips and considered the matter at length…Had we been standing, we would’ve had our hands on our hips, but it’s tuff to put your hands on your hips when you’re sitting in a desk chair…

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On This Date
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In 1918 – The Red Baron, Capt. Manfred von Richthofen of the German Air Force, the greatest fighting ace of World War I, is killed during air combat in northern France. Von Richthofen had been credited with 80 kills during the war, earning him hero status in Germany and the respect of his enemies. Exactly who fired the shot that pierced von Richthofen in the chest is not known, though it is suspected he died from ground fire and not air fire. 

In 1900 – The Chicago White Sox – then the White Stockings – play their first game, a 5-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in the then-minor American League at Schorling’s Park in Chicago. The White Stockings would finish first in the AL that season, and the following season the American League declared itself a major league. To date, the White Sox have an all-time record of 9,598-9,628-103 and have won three World Series. Schorling’s Park would later be known as Southside Park and was located a couple of blocks south of where the White Sox play now. 

In 1974 – MFSB featuring the Three Degrees are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 with TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia). It was the first chart single and only Top 40 hit for MFSB and the second of three Top 40 hits for the Three Degrees, and remains the only #1 song for both. The song also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #22 in Great Britain, was in its only week at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Billboard’s seventh biggest song of the year. The song also won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.
Albert Einstein

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

Three acts – Glenn Miller, Guy Lombardo, and Tommy Dorsey – each had ten #1 songs on Your Hit Parade. 

Today’s Stumper
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What other teams from the 1900 American League are still in the league in the same city? – Answer next time! 

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