The Daily Dose/February 24, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off continues to run intermittently while we work on a couple of projects. Thank you for understanding.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow strongly suspects a guest is both homeless and demented. Today’s Diary.
Both turned out to be true, tho not immediately…At distance, his hair and beard appeared scraggly, plus he had that general, ineffable air and posture that attends the homeless…However, as he came to the front desk it was plain his hair had been recently barbered and his beard, while long, showed signs of recent attention, too…He did save some face, tho, upholding the Homeless Bylaws by having BO, despite the presence of a shower in his room…
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1582 – Pope Gregory XIII issues a papal bull announcing changes to the Julian calendar, changes that would eventually bear his name. The bull was designed to correct flaws in the Julian calendar that were making it tougher to reckon the date of Easter, a movable feast on the Christian calendar. Among the changes were limiting leap years to years evenly divisible by four, except for century years which must be evenly divisible by 400. The Gregorian Calendar came into use in what would become the United States in 1752.
In 1989 – Roberto Duran of Panama wins the WBC middleweight title defeating Iran Barkley in a split decision in Atlantic City. It was the first title defense for Barkley, who would later win super middleweight and light heavyweight titles. Previously, Duran had won the world lightweight, welterweight, and light middleweight titles and he last fought in 2001, finishing with a professional record of 103-16 with 70 knockouts.
In 1990 – Paula Abdul is at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the fifth of ten non-consecutive weeks with Forever Your Girl. The album produced four #1 singles, tying the record for most #1 songs from an album – a record now held by Michael Jackson and Katy Perry (5) – established a new mark for most #1s from a debut album, and its 64 weeks to reach #1 established a record that still stands. It was the first chart album for Abdul and her first of two #1s (Spellbound, two weeks, 1991)
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
It is not possible to run a course aright when the goal itself has not been rightly placed.
Francis Bacon
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The British prime minister at the time of the Cato Street Conspiracy in 1820 was Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Pope Gregory XIII is the last pope known to have had children. How many did he have? – Answer next time!
