The Daily Dose/March 23, 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 has the latest news from Maple Street. Today’s Diary. 

The big news is we saw Zach’s chickens out on Maple Street this morning…

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In 1775 – Patrick Henry utters his famous “give me liberty or give death” line in a speech given at the Second Virginia Convention at St John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia. Henry’s speech is credited with influencing the convention to approve sending Virginian troops for service in the Revolutionary War, and Henry would later serve as Virginia’s first and sixth governor of. He would later turn down an offer from President John Adams to be ambassador to France and died in 1799.

In 1979 – Larry Holmes retains his WBC heavyweight title, defeating Ossie Ocasio of Puerto Rico with a seventh round TKO at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas. It was the second defense for Holmes, who won the title from Ken Norton in 1978. Holmes vacated his WBC title in 1983, and was later awarded the inaugural IBF title, a title he lost in 1985. Ocasio would later go on to hold the WBA cruiserweight title. 

In 1974 – Barbra Streisand is at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the second and final week with The Way We Were.  It was the eleventh of 32 Top 10 albums for Streisand and her second of eleven #1 albums. The album also peaked at #3 in Canada, at #49 in Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 50th-biggest album of the year. Earlier in the year, the title track spent three weeks at #1 on the Hot 100 and was Billboard’s #1 song of the year. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?Patrick Henry
3/23/1775

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

The NBA record for most rebounds in a game by a team is 109, done twice, by the 1955-56 St Louis Hawks and the 1960-61 Boston Celtics. 

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It’s Sparrow, an average man passing an average life…

Friday, March 20
The Night At Work
It was busy tonite, but not all at once busy, they came in trickles, bothering ol’ Sparrow every 10-15 minutes or so…Most were sundry stand purchases, but some kid needed a bandage, there were a couple of arrivals, plus a gal, just back from the wedding, required make-up wipes.

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The Daily Dose/March 22, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things. 

1. War With Iran – War is still illegal and immoral, especially after reports surfaced saying Iran was will to give up all its uranium…Not good enough for President Trump, though…A man of no moral or intellectual substance, he wanted war anyway…We deserve better than this. 

2. US Space Program– It took NASA 2,979 days and 17 manned missions to put men on the Moon…In 3,023 days (and counting), NASA’s Artemis program has flown once, an unmanned voyage around the Moon…Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters “pretty sure” the American Century is long gone now, replaced by citizens no longer willing to dare, but content to be well-entertained and well-fed. 

3. USA! USA! – The 3-hole staple…Seven decades into TV and fast food being focal points of American life, we are well-fed and well-entertained and not too much interested in fussin’ over things – like ignorance and war – that do not directly threaten it…Yet…It will soon enough, though, because ignorance is the standard in America now. 

4. CBS Radio News – Farewell to the last of the three original radio news networks still doing news – NBC Radio and Mutual were the others –  as radio news division shutting down on May 22…Hardly a surprise in the 3rd decade of the 21st century, of course, but still, another piece of Americana down the tubes. 

5. Donald Trump Fact Check: – Click here for this week’s lies on the Iranian war…Courtesy of CNN. 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

Editor’s Note: today’s Diary entry is on the house. Enjoy. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow is obliged to listen to people yap in the lobby. Today’s Diary. 

All of them were just waiting for the current yapper to catch their breath so they could dive back in, and we wanted to spray insecticide on them, but there wasn’t any at the front desk…

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In 1622 – Powhatan Indians attack the Jamestown, Virginia colony, killing 347 settlers and taking others captive. The deaths represented a quarter of the residents of the Virginia colony and marked the beginning of the 2nd Anglo-Powhatan War. The first war lasted from 1609-14, the second lasted for ten years, while the third was from 1644-46. Jamestown was founded in 1607, the first successful English colony in the New World. 

In 1960 – The Philadelphia Warriors and the Boston Celtics establish a new NBA playoff record for most rebounds in a game in 128-107 Philadelphia win in Game 5 of Eastern Conference Finals. The teams combined for 169 rebounds; research into whose record they broke was inconclusive, and the record still stands. The teams combined to shoot 36.5% from the field, and the Celtics won the series in six games. 

In 1997 – Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down by Puff Daddy featuring Mase is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of six consecutive weeks. The song also peaked at #1 in Canada, reached #19 in Great Britain, topped Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and was their 5th-biggest song of the year and 27th-biggest of the decade. It was Puff Daddy’s first chart single and his first of five #1s, and the first of two #1 pop songs for Mase.

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

When you clench your fist, no one can put anything in your hand, nor can your hand pick anything up.
Alex Haley
Roots

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

The NHL record for most saves in a shutout is 59, by Ben Scrivens of the Edmonton Oilers on January 29, 2014 vs San Jose. 

Today’s Stumper
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The Daily Dose/March 21, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.

USA! USA!: Recently in this space, we wrote that our country is a shell of what it used to be, citing our space program as a prime example. We noted, among other things, the recent delays in the Artemis program and that we haven’t put anyone past low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 returned to Earth in 1972. 

Numbers Racket: Thinking about this got us curious about some numbers. From the time President Kennedy said “Let’s go to the Moon” in an address to Congress on May 25, 1961, until Apollo 11 landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969, 2,979 days passed. During that time, NASA set 17 manned missions into space, those 17 missions responsible for some of our species’ finest hours. 

Fly In The Ointment: The Artemis program was established on December 11, 2017, when President Trump signed Space Policy Directive 1. In the 3,022 days since, Artemis has flown once, an unmanned mission around the Moon. It flew in 2022, six years behind schedule. That one mission is responsible for reminding us exactly how far the mighty have fallen. Good gravy, eight-and-a-quarter years and only one flight. A team of determined Girl Scouts probably could’ve done that. 

More Fly In The Ointment: Why are we having such trouble going back to the Moon? Well, three-quarters of American kids are either too fat or too dumb to qualify for military service, and that malaise permeates all other aspects of our American experience. Now in our seventh decade of TV and fast food being focal points of American life, we are, collectively, too well-fed and too well-entertained to bother with anything of substance. Our president, a man of no moral or intellectual substance, is a prime example of that, and one mission in eight years is another. We are simply not as bright nor as determined as we used to be.  

The Bottom Line: Of course, we have no idea what goes on at NASA, but you do not have to be Neil Armstrong to strongly suspect the culture is not good. It being a government organization lacking the vision of NASA from 60 years ago, there is probably a lot of covering one’s arse going on, with no one person taking charge and committees running things. We’re the worst for it. Instead of an America showing the way, of an America looking back at 40 years of having humans on Mars, we can’t even get to the Moon anymore. The mighty have fallen.

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow does some running. Today’s Diary. 

It felt good, too, tho we were careful not go too fast…In fact, calling it a run is a tad generous; it was more like a jog, and not too fast a one at that…

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In 1556 – Thomas Cranmer, until December the archbishop of Canterbury, is burned at the stake in Oxford, England, condemned after being convicted of heresy and treason. Cranmer had been one of the founders of the Church of England during the Reformation but had been denounced by Mary I, a Catholic. Cranmer had recanted his beliefs, which usually would have spared him, but Mary declined and immediately prior to his death, recanted his recantings. 

In 1991 – Ron Tugnutt of the Quebec Nordiques establishes a new NHL record for most saves in a game in a 3-3 tie with the Boston Bruins. Tugnutt had 70 saves, breaking the record of 65 saves established by Mario Lessard of the Los Angeles Kings in 1981. Also in the game, Boston’s Ray Borque established a new NHL record for most shots on goal in a game with 19, breaking the mark of 16 established by Montreal’s Rod Gilbert in 1968. Both records still stand. 

In 1980 – Pink Floyd is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first of four consecutive weeks with Another Brick in the Wall. It was the second of five chart singles for the group, and was their second and final Top 40 hit. The song also went to #1 in 13 other countries, including Finland, Norway, and Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 2nd-biggest song of the year. The album of the same name was in its 15th of 20 consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

When the archer misses the center of the target, he turns round and seeks for the cause of his failure in himself.
Will Durant
The Story of Civilization, Vol I:: Our Oriental Heritage

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

Tom T Hall’s biggest hit on Billboard’s Hot 100 was I Love, which went to #12 in 1973. 

Today’s Stumper
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The Daily Dose/March 20, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.

 THERE HE GOES A-READIN’ AGAIN: As sometimes happens, the headline caught our eye: 

Bettman: Time Will Tell If Russia In 2028 World Cup

Translated, this means NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said he wasn’t sure if Russia would compete in the 2028 World Cup of Hockey, which is put on by the NHL and scheduled for February 2028 in both Canada and Czechia. 

Dry, Technical Matter: Russian athletic teams have faced a variety of sanctions since their invasion of Ukraine, including at the recent Winter Olympics, where they competed under an independent athlete banner. 

Fly In The Ointment: If Russia is sanctioned and not allowed to compete or host international athletic events, then how come the US is being allowed to host – along with Canada and Mexico – the World Cup later this year? It’s a valid question: our war with Iran is as useless, tragic, and illegal as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is (or Israel’s genocide in Gaza is, for that matter). Why should the US get off scott-free here? 

Duh: Because a lot of money is at stake, that’s why. Because moving games would cause logistical headaches some would not want to tolerate. Because, as we’ve done since time immemorial, we humans will do what’s in our best interest: it is in a lot of people’s interest to see the World Cup go off as scheduled, the bombing of schoolgirls be damned. 

The Bottom Line: Russian athletes can’t compete under their country’s flag, but the US can invade Iran and bomb schoolgirls and still host the World Cup this year. This makes no sense. If the sports world is serious about sanctioning countries who start useless and immoral wars, the US will have the World Cup taken away from them. 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow, talking about a baby, gets off a pretty good line. Today’s Diary. 

– “Any early signs of genius yet???”
Allie, who’s sitting on the other side of Molly, laffs, the type of laff that had she been drinking something would’ve resulted in a mess.
– “That’s a pretty good line Sparrow…No, tho…No early signs of genius.”

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On This Date
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In 2003 – The invasion of Iraq begins, with US, British, Polish, and Australian forces entering Iraq from Kuwait. The force met little resistance, with the capital of Baghdad taken on April 9. Though the purpose of the war was to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction, none were ever found. The war was declared over on May 1, and Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was captured on December 13 and executed in December 2006. 

In 1968 – Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers becomes the first center in NBA history to lead the league in assists in a 137-119 win over the Baltimore Bullets. Chamberlain had twelve assists to finish the year with 702. Chamberlain also led the NBA in minutes played (3,836), field goal percentage (59.5%), free throws attempted (932), and rebounds (1,952). 

In 1976 – Tom T Hall is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the only week with Faster Horses (The Cowboy and the Poet). It was the 16th of 21 Top 10 country hits for Hall and his seventh and final #1. The song also went #2 country in Canada and was Billboard’s 13th-biggest country song of the year. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

But let no person say what they would or would not do, since we are not judges for ourselves until circumstances call us to act.
Abigail Adams

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

Municipal Arena in Kansas City has hosted the most NCAA Division I national championship games with seven. 

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What was Tom T Hall’s biggest hit on Billboard’s Hot 100? – Answer next time!

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The Daily Dose/March 18, 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. 

…we start chatting, the sort of mindless prattle a boy and girl have when both are expecting a date invite to be issued.

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In 1990 – An art gallery in Boston has twelve valuable paintings stolen. Two thieves disguised as police officers entered the museum, tied the guards up, and took 81 minutes to complete their theft. The paintings were initially valued at $200 million, a figure that has since been raised considerably. Though the Boston Mafia was investigated at length, the case remains unsolved, with no arrests made and no paintings recovered. It remains the largest art theft in US history. 

In 1953 – The Indiana Hoosiers win the NCAA basketball title, defeating the Kansas Jayhawks 69-68 at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City. It was the second of five national titles for the Hoosiers, and the second of an NCAA-record six second-place finishes for Kansas, to go along with four championships. Washington defeated LSU 88-69 in the third-place game. 

In 1972 – Neil Young is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the only week with Heart of Gold. It was the first of two Top 40 hits for Young, who had previously charted with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young, and remains his only Top 10 hit. The song also went to #1 in his native Canada, peaked at #10 in Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 17th-biggest song of the year. The song features backing vocals by Linda Ronstadt and Jame Taylor. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

…I cannot submit myself to the dictate of any man, however high he stands, or however good he may be.
Morris West
The Shoes of the Fisherman

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

The American Revolution officially ended on May 12, 1784, when representatives of the US and Great Britain exchanged ratified Treaties of Paris in Paris. The treaty had been signed on September 3, 1783.  

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What facility has hosted the most NCAA men’s national championship games? – Answer next time!

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