The Daily Dose/July 10, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading Off is in time-out. It will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – At the VSO, Sparrow makes some coffee. Today’s Diary.
…expectations for this pot were, frankly and officially, “Low” and it would not have been the Upset of the Year had this turned out to be something you could put in your car for better engine performance.
But it wasn’t…Heck, it was actually pretty good, and Ralph, a building inspector, had some and said it wasn’t the worst he’s ever had, either, so either it really was OK or Ralph and I have no taste buds whatsoever.
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On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1553 – Lady Jane Gray is proclaimed Queen of England, four days after the death Edward VI. Jane was the great-granddaughter of King Henry VII and a cousin of Edward, who had named Jane his successor in his will. Popular support for Edward’s half-sister Mary Tudor led to Jane’s overthrow on the 19th and in August, Parliament declared Mary queen and Jane a usurper. Jane was executed the following February.
In 1999 – The United States defeats China 5-4 on penalty kicks in the championship game of the Women’s World Cup at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. The game had been scoreless after regulation and extra time and was the second of four World Cup wins for the US (1991, 2015, 2019). Brazil defeated Norway in the third place game and the tournament was the first to consist entirely of female officials.
In 1961 – Bobby Lewis is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first of seven consecutive weeks with Tossin’ and Turnin. The song was also in its second of ten consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart and was Billboard’s biggest pop and soul hits of the Year. The song was also Billboard’s fourth biggest song of the decade and ranked 36th on the 60th Anniversary Hot 100 in 2018. It was the first of two Top 10 hits for Lewis and remains his only #1 appearance on either chart.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
No man’s knowledge here can go beyond his experience.
John Locke
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Eight US presidents have died in office. Four (Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, Kennedy) were assassinated and four (W.H. Harrison, Taylor, Harding, FDR) of natural causes.
Today’s Stumper
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What was Billboard’s biggest song of the 1960s? – Answer next time!
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