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The Daily Dose/April 5, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.
1. War With Iran – Still illegal – it was not declared by Congress – and still immoral – we bombed school girls for Pete’s sake – it remains as useless a loss of life as mankind has produced…History will record every death on both sides a slaughter.
2. Epstein Files – Still there, though war with Iran is doing a tidy job of pushing it to the back burner…For now…President Trump is still mentioned tens of thousands of times, and he has yet to publicly acknowledge that he has not molested children, though he has acknowledged that he grabs women by the pussy.
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 and ignorance can only flourish for so long before taking a permanent toll.
4. Artemis II – Voyage going pretty well so far, no small feat for a country that hadn’t sent anyone past low Earth orbit in over half a century…Pesky problem toilet fixed by token woman on crew, after token Black, token Canadian, and token white were unable to effect repair.
5. ABS – Automated ball/strike calling system making big league debut this season after a few years on the farm, though its strike zone – based on a player’s height and if ball crosses center of home plate – is different from the strike zone mentioned in rulebook…Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters “strongly suspect” everyone will adapt to the ABS strike zone soon enough, with challenges ultimately being no more newsworthy than an infield fly.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
It is Read Free Sunday (RFS) at The Diary of a Nobody.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow is back at the hotel. Today’s Diary.
It was big news in triplicate tonite at the hotel: the #1 and #4 keys are back in the key safe, the Easter decorations are up, and Romeo’s been fired…I am not making any of those things up…
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On This Date
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In 1998 – The longest suspension bridge in the world opens in Japan. The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is 6,532 feet long and connects the cities of Kobe and Iwaya in south-central Japan. Construction began in 1988, and today the toll is roughly equivalent to $14. It was surpassed as the world’s longest suspension bridge in 2022 by a bridge in Turkey 6,637 feet long that connects the European and Asian portions of the country.
In 2010 – The Duke Blue Devils win the NCAA men’s basketball championship with a 61-59 victory over the Butler Bulldogs in Indianapolis. It was the fourth of five national championships for the Blue Devils and was the first of two consecutive national runner-up finishes for Butler. It remains the last of six meetings in the national championship game between two private schools and was the first since Villanova defeated Georgetown in 1985.
In 1980 – The Brothers Johnson are at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Hot Soul Singles chart – for the first of two consecutive weeks with Stomp! It was the fourth and final Top 10 soul hit for the group and their third and final #1. The song also went #1 pop in New Zealand, #6 pop in Great Britain, peaked at #7 on the Hot 100, and was Billboard’s 15th-biggest soul song of the year. The song was produced by Quincy Jones.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
You must live your life for something more important than your life alone. One who has never lost himself in a cause bigger than himself has missed one of life’s mountaintop experiences.
Richard Nixon
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
Jefferson Airplane’s first Top 40 hit was Somebody To Love, which peaked at #5 in 1967.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What is the longest suspension bridge in the US? – Answer next time!
It’s Red Free Sunday (RFS) at The Diary.
It’s Sparrow, an average man passing an average life…
Saturday, April 4
Holy Crap
It was big news in triplicate tonite at the hotel: the #1 and #4 keys are back in the key safe, the Easter decorations are up, and Romeo’s been fired…I am not making any of those things up.
The Daily Dose/April 4, 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 listens to a screaming baby. Today’s Diary.
Heck, he wasn’t crying, he was screaming and had been since he was brought in…Poor kid, it sounded like they were burning him…
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On This Date
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In 1964 – The Beatles establish a new Billboard Hot 100 record by occupying the top five positions on the chart. The songs were 1. Can’t Buy Me Love, 2. Twist and Shout, 3. She Loves You, 4. I Want to Hold Your Hand, and 5. Please Please Me. The Beatles broke their own record of four, established on March 14, and tied it again the following two weeks and the record was tied again by Drake in 2021. The record is now 14 by Taylor Swift in May 2024.
In 2001 – Hideo Nomo of the Boston Red Sox establishes a new major league record for the earliest no-hitter in a 3-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles. It was the second no-hitter of Nomo’s career, and broke the record of April 7, done twice, by Ken Forsch in 1979 and Jack Morris in 1984. The record is now April 1, by Ronel Blanco of the Houston Astros in 2024.
In 1987 – Starship is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first of two consecutive weeks with Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now. It was the eighth and final Top 10 hit for the group that first charted as the Jefferson Airplane in 1967, and was their third and final #1 song. The song went to #1 in five other countries, including Portugal and Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 5th-biggest song of the year. The song was written by Diane Warren and Albert Hammond,
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Nothing is so weak and unstable as a reputation for power not founded on strength of one’s own.
Tacitus
Roman Historian
(c 55 AD-120 AD)
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
The Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins have met in the Stanley Cup Finals seven times, most recently in 1978. Montreal has won all seven times.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What was Jefferson Airplane’s first Top 40 hit? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/April 3, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
ELECT THE CLOWN, WATCH THE CIRCUS: President Donald Trump addressed the nation Wednesday night, the subject the war with Iran. He did not offer an end date for hostilities, nor did he offer many details on strategy. You do not have to be a West Point graduate to surmise details weren’t offered because there aren’t any. Like everything else associated with Trump, this war is being run off the top of his head.
Get Your Daily Dose Policy Right Here: This war remains illegal and immoral. Illegal because it was not declared by Congress as mandated by the Constitution. Immoral because 1) Iran presented no direct threat to us, and, 2) because we’ve bombed schoolgirls.
We Are The World: Why the entire planet is not demanding US accountability for this war crime would be beyond comprehension, save the fact that everyone – from Congress to the media to you and me, we the people – would rather appease Trump than tell him no.
Dry, Technical Matter: Per standard Trump policy, the speech was riddled with inaccuracies and lies. Click here for a list compiled by the AP.
The Bottom Line: Donald Trump has no regard for anything except drawing attention to himself. He doesn’t care about the Constitution, and he doesn’t care about those who fight his wars. He is a man of no moral or intellectual substance, and we are being governed accordingly. We don’t care, though. Trump’s witlessness has been on display since he first announced for the GOP nomination ten years ago. We elected him anyway. We elected the clown, and every day we have a front row seat to the circus.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow does some shopping. Today’s Diary.
…it turned out to be a four-store imbroglio…To top it off, we forgot our wallet, tho that was no big deal because we could tap with our phone.
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On This Date
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In 1865 – Union troops commanded by Major General Godfrey Weitzel capture the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia. Two days earlier, the Union had won the Battle of Five Forks, which effectively cut off the Confederacy, and the Union army would later surround the Confederates near Appomattox Courthouse. After an initial battle, General Lee surrendered on April 9.
In 1930 – The Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup, defeating the Boston Bruins 4-3 to sweep the series in two games. It was the third of 24 Stanley Cup titles for the Canadiens, and was the first of 13 runner-up finishes for the Bruins, to go along with six titles. The title remains one of the great upsets in Stanley Cup history, as the Bruins had gone 38-5-1 in the regular season, establishing a points percentage record of .875 that still stands.
In 1971 – The Temptations are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first of two consecutive weeks with Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me). The song also peaked at #8 in Great Britain, in March spent three weeks at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was their 9th-biggest song of the year. It was the 13th of 16 Top 10 hits for the group and was their third of four #1s.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
In a word, other men’s armor will either slip off your back, or weigh you down, or constrict your actions.
Niccolo Machiavelli
The Prince
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
Pope Leo X – elected in 1513 – was the last person elected pope who was not a priest. He was consecrated immediately following his election.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many times have the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins met in the Stanley Cup Finals? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/April 2, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
UP, UP, AND AWAY…FINALLY: After eight years, NASA’s Artemis program lifted off its first manned voyage, with Artemis II beginning a ten-day trip sending three men and one woman on a trip around the Moon. The countdown featured some tense moments and assorted problems, and in the air there were problems with the crapper, but the flight appears to be progressing as it should be.
Dry, Technical Matter: The capsule will orbit Earth for a couple of days, checking out assorted systems, before heading to the Moon.
Quote That Sucker: Since nothing in this day and age can stand alone and must be hyped, the announcer who did the countdown announced right after liftoff that “Humanity’s next great voyage” had begun.
Well, yes and no. Any trip to the Moon is great. This is the tenth time the US has sent humans to the Moon and the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972. Of course, it’s a big deal.
Stop Us If You’ve Heard This Before: On the other hand, regular readers of this crap know our opinion on this matter: we could’ve had humans on Mars in the 1980s if we wanted to and now, in the third decade of the 21st century, lunar flights should have long been routine. We didn’t want to, though. Congress cut the following three Apollo missions, which meant we could forget about going to Mars, too.
Dry, Technical Matter II: Not only have we not gone back, but no other nation has even attempted to send humans to the Moon, which leads us to believe, perhaps, that Apollo was ahead of its time. But then again, no. Accomplishments happen in their own time, when we humans decide to go and make them happen, and it’s humanity’s fault for not building on the foundation laid in the 1960s.
The Bottom Line: It’s time to catch up. We’re happy Artemis II finally launched, and like you, we hope their mission is a complete success. Honestly, we find it surprising it took us 53 years to fly to the moon again. And at the rate of two flights in eight years, it’s going to take forever to get to Mars, but as Apollo showed, one small step at a time.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow enjoys a night off. Today’s Diary.
We had the usual delusions of getting tons of project and bonus project work done, but in the end, we were grateful for as little screen time as possible…
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On This Date
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In 1285 – Pope Honorius IV is elected in Peruglia in central Italy, three days after the death of Pope Martin IV. Honorius was 75 and suffered from either the gout or arthritis and was unable to either walk or lift his hands without assistance. He was made a cardinal by Pope Urban IV in 1261, but was not consecrated a priest until six weeks after his election. He is the most recent pope to be named Honorius and reigned for two years.
In 1985 – Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers established a new NHL record for most career hat tricks in a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Gretzky had three goals for his 34th career hat trick, breaking the record established by Phil Esposito from 1963-81. Gretzky would retire in 1999 with 50 career hat tricks, a record that still stands.
In 2011 – Lady Gaga is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the sixth and final consecutive week with Born This Way. The song went to #1 in 24 other countries, including Israel, Hungary, and Finland, peaked at #3 in Great Britain, at #1 on Billboard’s dance chart, and was their 18th-biggest song of the year. It was the third of six #1s by Lady Gaga.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
…nothing is harder to manage, more risky in the undertaking, or more doubtful of success than to set up as the introducer of a new order.
Niccolo Machiavelli
The Prince
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
Billboard’s #1 album of 1967 was More of the Monkees by the Monkees, which spent 18 consecutive weeks at #1.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who was the last person elected pope who was not a priest? – Answer next time!
