The Daily Dose/November 19, 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 laments the recent lack accurate weather forecasts. Today’s Diary.
Boy, the weatherman is really blowing it so far in the snow forecasting department, with “no snow” apparently now code for “tons of snow”…This utter incompetence led yours truly to be tardy for his usual Friday morning workout…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln delivers one of mankind’s seminal speeches, the Gettysburg Address. at the dedication of the Soldier’s National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Five handwritten copies of the speech remain, all a bit different, and History is not entirely sure which one, if any, was read at the ceremony as all five versions differ from the account offered by the Associated Press reporter who was there. At just over two minutes, it was one hour and 58 minutes shorter than the opening speech by noted American statesman Edward Everett, a speech that was generally better received than Lincoln’s.
In 1995 – The Baltimore Stallions win the CFL’s Grey Cup, defeating the Calgary Stampede 37-20 at Taylor Field in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Stallions had won the South Division with a 15-3 record and had defeated Winnipeg and San Antonio in the playoffs. The CFL had American teams for three seasons, from 1993-95 and the Stallions remain the only US team to win the Grey Cup.
In 1949 – Frankie Laine is at #1 on Billboard’s Best Sellers in Stores chart – a predecessor to the Hot 100 – for the eighth and final consecutive weeks with That Lucky Old Sun. It was the fourth of 38 hits on a Billboard pop chart for Laine and his first of three #1s. His second #1, Mule Train, followed That Lucky Old Sun at #1, spending six weeks on the top. Versions of the song by Frank Sinatra and Vaughn Monroe also hit Billboard pop charts in 1949.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Put all imaginations away, and stand fast in that which you are.
Kabir
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The first player not from the United Kingdom to win the British Open was Arnaud Massy of France in 1907.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What team has won the most Grey Cups? – Answer next time!
