The Daily Dose/March 6, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.

USA! USA!: The United States Senate waved the white flag on Wednesday, surrendering to President Donald Trump by voting down a resolution that would’ve halted US military action in Iran without further Congressional approval. (The House followed suit on Thursday.) 

Stop Us If You’ve Heard This Before: It would’ve been funny if it wasn’t so humiliating: Congress willingly abrogating a power issued to them in the Constitution: Congress declares war. Not the president, not the UN, not your aunt in Duluth. Congress. 

Fly In The Ointment: By even considering a resolution of this sort, Congress embarrassed itself and reinforced what has been apparent for a while now: that Congress, along with the media and the American electorate, prefers to appease Donald Trump rather than tell him no. 

Get Out Your History Books: Why we appeased this man will be a mystery to future generations. His lies, nonsense, and witless blather should’ve been dismissed five minutes after he declared for the GOP nomination in 2015. It wasn’t, though. It was treated as real news and policy suggestions, and Trump was escorted straight to the primaries, the nomination, and to the White House.

FunFact: We’ve chosen to appease a witless blatherskite, someone accustomed to bullying and overpowering his way to what he wants. We elected idiocy, and we are being governed accordingly. 

The Bottom Line: We deserve better than this. We deserve a government that abides by the Constitution: a president who respects Congress’s power to declare war and a Congress that jealously guards it. We don’t have that now, and frankly, we haven’t had it since World War II, the last time Congress declared war. You and me – we the people – deserve better, but we are not going to get better until we start demanding it on Election Day. 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has a good day in the sack. Today’s Diary. 

We are still sleeping with the Tibetan music going, and we are noticing we are sleeping a tad more deeply and  that our dreams are completely whack now…

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In 1857 – The US Supreme Court rules in Dred Scott v. Sanford that the Constitution does not grant citizenship to Blacks. Scott was a slave whose owner had taken him into free states and territories, and when he was returned to Missiouri he sued for his freedom on the grounds that he had been freed when in free territory. The ruling upheld both federal and state court rulings and was later overturned by 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution. 

In 1982 – The San Antonio Spurs and the Milwaukee Bucks establish a new NBA record for most points in a game in a 171-166 Spurs victory in three overtimes. The 337 points broke the record of 316 set in March 1962, in a 169-147 Philadelphia Warriors win over the New York Knicks, the game in which Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points. The record is now 370, when the Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Nuggets 186-184 in three overtimes in December 1983. 

In 1961 – Smokey Robinson and the Miracles are at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Hot R&B Sides chart – for the eighth and final consecutive week with Shop Around. It was the second of 24 Top 10 soul hits for the group, their first of four #1s, and the song also peaked at #2 on the Hot 100. The song was written by Robinson and Motown Records founder Berry Gordy. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

I was educated in good schools – but life was my best teacher.
Ernst Weiss
Georg Letham Physician and Murderer

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

The Articles of Confederation was the governing document of the US before the Constitution. 

Today’s Stumper
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What is the NBA record for fewest points scored in an NBA game by both teams in the shot clock era? Answer next time!

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The Daily Dose/March 4, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.

USA! USA! One thing our current war with Iran has in common with other American wars is that this one was also not declared by Congress. This makes it illegal. 

Stop Us If You’ve Heard This Before: Our Constitution – which took effect 237 years ago today – is very clear on the matter, with Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 stating: 

The Congress shall have Power…To delcare War. 

Fly In The Ointment: That seems pretty cut and dry: Congress declares war. Unfortunately, this provision could not be more violated if prizes were issued for noncompliance because Congress has declared war only eleven times in five wars: the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Spanish-American War, and World Wars I and II.  

Dry, Technical Matter: This means every war fought since then has been unconstitutional. From Korea to Iran and every battle in between, none were declared by Congress. This means roughly one hundred thousand Americans have died illegal, unconstitutional deaths. 

The Bottom Line: In this regard, President Donald Trump is no different than any other president since FDR: he has gotten American kids killed illegally. We are tolerating this, too. Despite the fact we deserve better than this, despite the fact you and me – we the people – are entitled to have our constitution followed, we are not demanding it. We are content to appease ignorance and deceit. 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow goes tactical. Today’s Diary

You don’t steal from Sparrow, tho…While this wasn’t worth calling the constables over, we exacted a measure of revenge by double-charging them…This gets them two ways: either they pay the double charge, or they are obliged to go thru the hassle of disputing it…

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In 1789 – The Constitution of the United States takes effect when the 1st Congress of the United States meets at Federal Hall in New York City. Quaroms in both the House and Senate would not be reached until April, with the Congress’s first act coming on April 6, the counting of electoral votes electing George Washington president and John Adams vice president on April 6. The Congress would pass its first law on June 1, prescribing the manner in which representatives and senators would take their oaths. 

In 1999 – The Toronto Maple Leafs establish a new NHL record for fewest shots on goal by a winning team in a 4-0 win over the St Louis Blues. The Maple Leafs had nine shots on goal, research into whose record they broke was inconclusive, and the record still stands. The Maple Leafs got outshot 28-9 in the game. 

In 1978 – Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson are at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the first of four consecutive weeks with Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys. It was the seventh of 15 country #1s for Jennings and the fifth of 22 for Nelson. The song also went #1 country in Canada, peaked at #42 on the Hot 100, and was Billboard’s #1 country song of the year. The song also won the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.  

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

It is neither wealth nor splendor, but tranquility and occupation, which give happiness.
Thomas Jefferson

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

The Billboard all-chart record for most weeks at #1 is 132 by You Say by Lauren Daigle on the Hot Christian Singles chart from 2018-2021. 

Today’s Stumper
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The Daily Dose/March 3, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.

USA! USA! America is a rogue state right now. We don’t think you can argue with that. So far in 2026, we have kidnapped the leader of Venezuela and assassinated the leader of Iran. These are not the actions of a country hell-bent on being at peace. 

Dry, Technical Matter: Nicolas Maduro’s kidnapping followed numerous attacks at sea on Venezuelan shipping, resulting in dozens of deaths, deaths that were nothing more than executions at sea of people who had not been tried and convicted of anything. 

Oh Yeah: Our attack on Iran will long puzzle objective observers. They posed no real threat to us; we merely didn’t like what they were doing. 

How The Mighty Have Fallen: America is a shell of her former self. President Donald Trump is a man of zero moral or intellectual substance; we are being governed accordingly. And we’re taking it. From the witlessness of Canada as our 51st state, to the tragedy of fellow citizens being killed by masked federal agents, to the cruelty of the memes depicting the Obamas as primates, Donald Trump is getting a free pass from the media, from Congress, and from you and me – we the people – for ignorance on a scale that is almost beyond comprehension. 

The Bottom Line: We have nobody to blame but ourselves because we elected this. A hundred years from now, all new people – including Americans, if there are any left – will look back and wonder why this country decided to appease an ignorant bully, a childish, unread man whose only real talent is bullying and overpowering his way to what he wants. We deserve better than this, but we have to start caring on Election Day.  

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow could be looking at chick problems. Today’s Diary. 

We strongly suspect we will run into Yvonne this week, plus we’ve seen the brunette gal once or twice, too, so we’ll see her again and what if they know each other and we ask one out but the other is a psycho and we end up shot or something???…

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In 1991 – An amateur video of Los Angeles police beating a motorist named Rodney King is recorded At first, no one was interested in the video, though KTLA-TV in Los Angeles eventually aired it. Four officers were arrested, and in April 1992 three were acquitted, with the jury unable to reach a verdict on the fourth, which resulted  in several days of rioting in Los Angeles. King died in 2012, found at the bottom of a swimming pool.  

In 1920 – The Montreal Canadiens establish a new NHL record for most goals in a game in a 16-3 win over the Quebec Bulldogs at the Quebec Arena in Quebec City. The Canadiens broke their own record of 14 goals they had set in January, and their record still stands. That season the Canadiens also established an NHL record for most goals per game with 5.38, a mark broken by the 1983-84 Edmonton Oilers, who scored 5.58 goals per game. 

In 2018 – Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line are at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then and now known as the Hot Country Songs chart – for the 14th of a Billboard major singles chart record of 50 consecutive weeks with Meant To Be. The song broke the country and major singles chart record of 34 weeks by Sam Hunt’s Body Like a Back Road and the record still stands. The song also peaked at #2 on the Hot 100 and remains the only #1 song by Rexha and was the sixth and most recent country #1 for Florida Georgia Line.  

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

Real freedom is possessed by those who are not anxious to be rich.
Will Durant
The Story of Civilization, Vol X: Rousseau and Revolution

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

The British Army abolished the practice of purchasing officer commissions in 1871. 

Today’s Stumper
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What record holds the Billboard all-chart record for most weeks at #1? Answer next time! 

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The Daily Dose/March 1, 2026
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of the week’s nonsense

1. War With Iran – America nothing more than a rogue state now, what with the kidnapping of Venezuela’s president and the murder of Iran’s leader…And both done in illegal wars… The Constitution is very clear on the matter: Congress declares war, but Congress hasn’t done that since 1942, meaning every war the US has fought since then has been illegal. 

2. Epstein Files  – Hillary Clinton brought up a good point while testifying this week: if the Republican-dominated committee is so hell-bent on getting to the bottom of this, why don’t they subpoena President Trump and make him testify under oath? 

3. USA! USA! – The 3-hole staple…A hundred years from now all new people will wonder why America tolerated an ignorant liar like Donald Trump…Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters “pretty sure” that any other person would’ve been forced from public life because of the meme portraying the Obamas as primates. 

4. Winter Olympics – Forty-six years after fake snow was first used at the Winter Games, the planet is so warm now that over 80% of snow used at Milan Cortina was man-made, which takes enormous amounts of water and energy to make, which bring up sustainability issues for future Games. 

5. Donald Trump Fact Check: – Click here for a fact check of President Trump’s State of the Union address…Courtesy of the AP. 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow’s a thief. Today’s Diary. 

The big news is we were asked for our receipt at the retailer…

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In 1966 – The Soviet Union becomes the first nation to put a man-made object on another planet when Venera 3 crashes onto Venus. The mission had launched on November 16 and required a major course correction in December. Typical of the good/bad history of the Soviet space program, the milestone was tainted by the fact the probe was supposed to parachute to the Venusian surface. 

1848 – Chandler, ridden by Lt. Josey Little, who also owned the horse, wins the Grand National Steeplechase by a half length over The Curate at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool. The race saw three horses fall and die, a record that was equaled the following year and in 1998, and still stands. Little used his proceeds from the race to purchase his captaincy in the British Army. 

In 2003 – Jennifer Lopez featuring LL Cool J is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the fourth and final consecutive week with All I Have. The song also reached #1 in Panama, New Zealand, and Croatia, peaked at #2 in Great Britain, at #4 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip Hop chart, and was their 15th-biggest song of the year. It was the fourth and most recent #1 for Lopez, and remains the only #1 pop song for LL Cool J.

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

And yet I knew that what I saw wasn’t as simple and good as it appeared. There was a price to be paid for it all, a general falsity, that could easily be believed, and could be the first step down a dead-end street.
Charles Bukowski
Ham On Rye

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

David Koresh was the leader of the Branch Davidian sect during the Waco Seige. He died of a gunshot wound on the final day of the siege, though it’s not clear if he was killed or committed suicide. 

Today’s Stumper
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When did the British Army abolish the practice of purchasing officer commissions? – Answer next time! 

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