The Daily Dose/November 4, 2024
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
USA! USA! Tuesday’s election is not so much a referendum on Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, or the Democrats or the Republicans.
Dry, Technical Matter: No, America is having a referendum on herself. The referendum is will America embrace ignorance, lies, and hatred or are we not going to not embrace ignorance lies, and hatred. Because that is all that Donald Trump has to offer. It is all he ever had to offer and he should’ve been dismissed from the 2016 race five minutes after he announced his candidacy.
Fly In The Ointment: Instead, Trump was embraced. First, by a media that long ago stopped reporting and started entertaining, then by an American electorate that is as ignorant as Trump is and long ago began preferring appeasement to accomplishment.
Now Hear This: This is not an endorsement of Ms Harris because her only quality is that she is not Donald Trump. Given the choice between her and rag mop, we’d find ourselves scratching our chin and wondering what their tax policy might be.
Get Your Official Daily Dose Policy Right Here: Donald Trump is a man of no moral or intellectual substance. America has embraced him, which means America is no longer a nation of any moral or intellectual substance. We are embracing mediocrity because we are mediocre ourselves now.
The Bottom Line: A democracy is only as good as its last election. We should care that Donald Trump lies and admits to grabbing women by the pussy and believes the moon is part of Mars, but we don’t. We’ve already lowered ourselves to Trump’s level once. Tuesday will show if we’re willing to do it again or if we are better than that.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow goes to the gym. Today’s Diary.
Workout was strong, tho abbreviated tonite…Officially, we had time for a full workout, but we were in the mood to think we didn’t because we wanted to start packing for our trip…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1847 – Sir James Young Simpson discovers the anesthetic properties of chloroform. Simpson tried it on himself and some friends, with everyone falling asleep and waking the next morning. It’s effectiveness on animals had been demonstrated in 1942, though testing on humans was thought to be risky. Simpson got lucky on the dosage he gave himself – a bit more and he would’ve died, while a bit less would’ve been ineffective. Earlier anesthetics included nitrous oxide and ether.
In 1998 – The San Jose Sharks establish a new NHL record for fewest shots on goal by a winning team in a 4-0 win over the Dallas Stars. The Sharks had nine shots on goal, research into whose record they broke was inconclusive, the record was tied by the Toronto Maple Leafs in March, and it still stands.
In 1967 – David Houston is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the first of two consecutive weeks with You Mean the World to Me. It was the eleventh of 36 Top 40 country hits for Houston, his sixth of 21 Top 10s, and his third of six #1s in a chart career that lasted from 1963-89. The song also peaked at #75 on the Hot 100.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
They rode forth to battle without a flag except that flown by their own courage.
Louis L’Amour
The Lonesome Gods
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
Franklin Roosevelt had three vice presidents: John Nance Garner, Henry A Wallace, and Harry S Truman.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What was Billboard’s #1 country song of 1967? – Answer next time!
