The Daily Dose/March 11, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow needs a new wiper blade. Today’s Diary.
Ed, who’s been working parts counters since the Model T, nodded his approval when Darrell – I think jokingly, tho it was tuff to tell – told him not to put a labor charge on the invoice, which led Ed to note yours truly was not only getting a top-quality wiper blade, but courtesy installation as well, which for some reason made me laff.
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1861 – The constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted and sent to its seven states for ratification. It was very similar to the United States constitution, would be ratified in April, and would take effect the following February. It replaced a provisional constitution and remained in effect until the dissolution of the Confederacy after they got their ass handed to them in the Civil War. The original of the constitution still exists, housed at a rare books and manuscripts library at the Univesity of Georgia.
In 2004 – The Houston Cougars and San Diego State Aztecs establish an NCAA record for the highest attendance at a baseball game in a 4-0 Aztecs win. The game drew 40,106 fans to the first game ever played at Petco Park in San Diego, breaking the record of 27,673 established by LSU and Tulane at the Superdome in New Orleans in 2002. The record still stands.
In 1989 – Debbie Gibson is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second of three consecutive weeks with Lost in Your Eyes. It was the sixth of nine Top 40 hits for Gibson, her fifth and final Top 10 hit, and her second and final #1 song. The song also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #34 in Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 13th-biggest song of the year. Gibson last hit a Billboard chart in 2020, when Girls Night Out peaked at #4 on the dance chart.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Rules are not made for geniuses.
Will Durant
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
My Sharona by the Knack was Billboard’s #1 song of 1979. It spent six weeks at #1.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What’s the longest game in college baseball history? – Answer next time!
