The Daily Dose/October 13, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading Off is running intermittently while we work on a project.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow finds himself in awe of a sundry stand purchase. Today’s Diary.
Around 0230 there was one hell of a sundry stand purchase…This kid who’s a long-term stay and hardly an infrequent zero-dark-thirty visitor comes and buys a two-pack of pizza, Kit-Kats, both the Reeses and M&Ms ice cream sandwiches, a sack of kettle chips and – get this – Cheez-Itz. Christ, I wanted to pay homage to him because it’s unlikely yours truly could have even picked out a better snack…
The Bottom Ten/NFL Week 7 – The race for the most coveted trophy in sports – The Dan Henning Trophy, symbolic of NFL Bottom Ten futility – continues.
Not even B-10 preference points for being NFL’s first 0-16 team enough to lift Lions over juggernaut Jaguar squad…
With pretty much every AFC South game a B-10 showdown this year – and with loss needed to keep Jaguars in sight – B-10 fan(s) everywhere, or at least in Houston and Indianapolis, already heralding this one as a potential B-10 Instant Classic.
Division so bad, champion to be offered berth on new Match Game PM reboot instead of spot in NFL playoffs.
———
Click here to get in on the laughs.
4Ever & Ever ($8.99) and monthly ($2.99) plans available.
Click here for complimentary chapters of all of Gaylon’s books.
It’s easy reading on any device.
———
On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1775 – The first navy in the United States, the Continental Navy, is formed by the Continental Congress. The first ships were private merchant vessels and schooners, with the first US ships built exclusively for naval use coming in October `1776 when Brigadier General Benedict Arnold ordered ships to be built to fight the British on Lake Champlain in upstate New York. Despite the fact the Continental Navy was disbanded after the war, the United States Navy – re-established in March 1794 – recognizes today as its birthday.
In 1996 – Nick Lowery of the New York Jets establishes a new NFL record for most field goals in a career in a 21-17 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Lowry’s 24-yard field goal in the fourth quarter was the 374th of his career, breaking the record established by Jan Stenerud from 1967-85. Lowry’s mark was later broken by Gary Anderson and is now held by Adam Vinatieri with 599. Lowry’s mark is now good for 15th on the all-time list.
In 1973 – Johnny Rodriguez is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the first of two consecutive weeks with Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico. The song also went #1 country in Canada and peaked at #70 on the Hot 100. It was the third of 20 Top 10 country hits for Rodriguez and his second of six #1s in a chart career that lasted from 1973-89.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
It was an entrance made by a man whose every attitude, from the angle of his jaw to the firm tread of his feet, seemed to proclaim that the room was better for his presence.
Nicholas Monsarrat
A Fair Day’s Work
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
One player has had four hits in two games in one World Series: Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers, games one and five in 1982.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Nick Lowery was the first professional athlete to graduate from what college? – Answer next time!
