The Daily Dose/March 23, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading Off will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow shows some uncharacteristic discipline. Today’s Diary.
But when you come across a pizza that plainly is only a couple or a few hours old and there are only a couple of slices missing, your attitude does a 180…Especially when it’s pepperoni and sausage, your favorite…But – showing a resolve that was as sturdy as it was surprising – yours truly merely took it to the nearest trash can…
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1775 – Patrick Henry utters his famous “give me liberty or give death” line in a speech given at the Second Virginia Convention at St John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia. Henry’s speech is credited with influencing the convention to approve sending Virginian troops for service in the Revolutionary War and Henry would later serve as the first and sixth governor of Virginia. He would later turn down an offer from President John Adams to be ambassador to France and died in 1799.
In 1979 – Harvey Catchings and Ralph Sampson of the New Jersey Nets and Eric Money and Al Skinner of the Philadelphia 76ers establish NBA and American major professional sports records for most teams played with in one game in a 123-117 76ers victory. All four players played for both teams in the game that had first been played on November 8, a Philadelphia win, but was protested by the Nets due to the issuance of three technical fouls each to Nets coach Kevin Laughery and a Nets’ player, a violation of NBA rules, which state that only a maximum of two technical fouls may be issued. The final 17 minutes and 50 seconds of the game were replayed.
In 1985 – The Commodores are at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Hot Black Singles chart – for the second of four consecutive weeks with Nightshift. The song also went #1 pop in The Netherlands, peaked at #3 on both the Hot 100 and in Great Britain, and won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group. It was the seventh soul #1 for the group and their ninth Top 10 hit on the Hot 100.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?
Patrick Henry
Seconds before uttering above-mentioned line.
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Freddie Fender’s real name was Baldemar Garza Huerta. He was born in San Benito, Texas.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many US Navy ships have been named after Patrick Henry? – Answer next time!
