The Daily Dose/April 7, 2024
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.
1. Ecuador – Aichiwawa, noted South American country storms Mexican embassy in Quito – sovereign territory under international law – to arrest former vice president…This is rich from country that housed Julian Assange in its embassy in London and got shorts in knot when British threatened to enter it by force.
2. NCAA Women’s Basketball – Iowa/UConn national semifinal averaged 14.2 million viewers, ESPN’s highest-rated chick basketball game ever…Hey, major league baseball, the last time your World Series topped that number was in 2019.
3. Mass Shootings – The 3-hole staple…Big numbers this week, as 13 mass shootings – defined as having four (4) or more deaths/injuries – produced ten (10) deaths and 59 injuries, marked improvements over last week and inching 2024 closer to 2023 average of 1.8 mass shootings per day…Florida leads Parade of States this week with three (3) shootings.
4. Oakland A’s – Team announces they will play in Sacramento from 2025-27 while new Vegas stadium is built instead of playing in minor league stadium in Las Vegas…This might be smart moneyball, but good gravy, you are throwing away a three (3)-year opportunity to build a fanbase and build up some goodwill, which would pay long-term dividends.
5. Fake News – Click here for some of the news some wizards amongst us actually believed…Courtesy of the AP.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
Sure, it’s Read Free Sunday (RFS) at The Diary. Enjoy with Sparrow’s compliments.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has the latest from the gym. Today’s Diary.
The big news is that Rack Your Weights – Thank You message we put up on the whiteboard a couple of weeks back is not only still there, but the message is being headed…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1976 – British MP John Stonehouse, long a suspected Czechoslovakian spy, resigns from Parliament. Stonehouse is also known for having faked his own death two years earlier when he left some clothes on a beach in Miami when he was actually on his way to Australia with his mistress, where he was later discovered, though he was originally thought to be one Lord Lucan. Stonehouse would later serve time in British prisons following conviction on assorted fraud and conspiracy charges and died of natural causes in 1988.
In 1963 – Jack Nicklaus wins the Masters with a 3-foot putt on the final hole to defeat Tony Lema by one stroke at Augusta National Golf Club. It was the first of a record six Masters titles for Nicklaus and remains the highest Masters finish for Lema, who would win the British Open the following year. It was the final Masters for Horton Smith, who had won the first tournament in 1934, and Gene Sarazen, who had won the second Masters, actually made the cut and finished 49th.
In 2012 – Fun featuring Janelle Monàe is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the fourth of six consecutive weeks with We Are Young. The song went to #1 in eleven other countries – including Iceland, Israel, and Great Britain – was Billboard’s 3rd-biggest song of the year, and its 29th biggest of the decade. It was the second of three chart singles for the group, their second and final Top 10, and remains their only #1 song.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
A cosmos without known cause or fate is an intellectual prison; we long to believe that the great drama has a just author and a noble end.
Will Durant
The Story of Civilization, Vol. VI: The Reformation
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Sugar Ray Leonard won the light welterweight gold medal at the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
When did Jack Nicklaus win his final Masters? – Answer next time!
