The Daily Dose/April 21, 2025
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 fields a knotty problem at the hotel. Today’s Diary. 

We pursed our lips and considered the matter at length…Had we been standing, we would’ve had our hands on our hips, but it’s tuff to put your hands on your hips when you’re sitting in a desk chair…

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On This Date
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In 1918 – The Red Baron, Capt. Manfred von Richthofen of the German Air Force, the greatest fighting ace of World War I, is killed during air combat in northern France. Von Richthofen had been credited with 80 kills during the war, earning him hero status in Germany and the respect of his enemies. Exactly who fired the shot that pierced von Richthofen in the chest is not known, though it is suspected he died from ground fire and not air fire. 

In 1900 – The Chicago White Sox – then the White Stockings – play their first game, a 5-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in the then-minor American League at Schorling’s Park in Chicago. The White Stockings would finish first in the AL that season, and the following season the American League declared itself a major league. To date, the White Sox have an all-time record of 9,598-9,628-103 and have won three World Series. Schorling’s Park would later be known as Southside Park and was located a couple of blocks south of where the White Sox play now. 

In 1974 – MFSB featuring the Three Degrees are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 with TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia). It was the first chart single and only Top 40 hit for MFSB and the second of three Top 40 hits for the Three Degrees, and remains the only #1 song for both. The song also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #22 in Great Britain, was in its only week at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Billboard’s seventh biggest song of the year. The song also won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.
Albert Einstein

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

Three acts – Glenn Miller, Guy Lombardo, and Tommy Dorsey – each had ten #1 songs on Your Hit Parade. 

Today’s Stumper
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What other teams from the 1900 American League are still in the league in the same city? – Answer next time! 

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The Daily Dose/April 20, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.

The Sunday Bottom 5 will return.  

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has to unclog a toilet. Today’s Diary. 

We probably should’ve scolded the dad for allowing his kid to stuff toilet paper in there, but we felt sorry for the guy: he had this haggard, generally whimpish air of someone who spent an awful lot of time getting scolded, so we didn’t bother…

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On This Date
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In 2021 – Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is found guilty of murdering Geroge Floyd the previous my after Chauvin knelt on his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds during an arrest. Chauvin was found guilty of 2nd- and 3rd-degree murder and 2nd-degree manslaughter and was sentenced 22.5 years in prison. He is serving his sentence in Texas and his earliest parole date is in 2035. 

In 2006 – Julio Franco of the New York Mets becomes the oldest person to hit a home run in a major league game in a 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres. Franco was 47 years and 240 days old when he homered in the eighth inning, breaking the record of 46 year, 357 days established by Jack Quinn of the Philadelphia A’s in 1930. The record still stands. 

In 1935 – The era of American charted music begins when Bing Crosby, with Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra’s Soon is the first #1 song on America’s first music chart, the Your Hit Parade radio show survey. Rankings on the chart were based on record and sheet music sales, radio and jukebox plays, and requests to orchestra leaders. It was the first of five #1 songs on this chart for Crosby and remains the only chart appearance anywhere for Stoll. The survey ranked 15 songs. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

You yourselves have made these men great by giving them your support, and that is why you have fallen into evil slavery.
Solon

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

Clarence DeMar of the US has won the most Boston Marathons, with seven between 1911 and 1930. 

Today’s Stumper
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The Your Hit Parade chart lasted until Billboard’s first pop chart was released in July 1940. What act(s) had the most #1 songs on Your Hit Parade? – Answer next time! 

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The Daily Dose/April 19, 2025
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’s leisurely night at the hospital doesn’t last forever. Today’s Diary. 

At 0530, we actually had to work…Horror of horrors…

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On This Date
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In 1995 – The Alfred P Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City is bombed, killing 168 and injuring 684. The blast destroyed or damaged over 300 other buildings and did an estimated $652 million in damage, about $1.3 billion in today’s dollars. Of the dead, 19 were children under the age of six. Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were later arrested, tried, and convicted of the bombing, with McVeigh executed in 2001, while Nichols remains in prison. Alfred P Murrah was a federal judge from Oklahoma. 

In 1897 – James McDermott of the US wins the first Boston Marathon in a time of 2 hours, 55 minutes, 10 seconds. Fifteen runners started the race in Ashland, with ten finishing, the final runner in 4 hours and 10 minutes. It remains the oldest annual marathon in the world, and the 2025 Boston Marathon takes place on Monday. 

In 1969 – Glen Campbell is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the first of three consecutive weeks with Galveston. It was the tenth of 46 Top 40 country hits for Campbell, his fourth of 29 Top 10s, and his third of five #1s. The song also went #1 country in Canada, peaked at #14 in Great Britain, and at #4 on the Hot 100. 
 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

Nothing could be more insulting to me than the concept of civil rights. It means perpetual second-class citizenship for me and my kind.
James Meredith   

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

Billboard consolidated their mono and stereo album charts on August 17, 1963. Andy Williams had the first #1, Days of Wine and Roses.  

Today’s Stumper
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What runner has won the most Boston Marathons? – Answer next time! 

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The Daily Dose/April 18, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.

THE LATEST FROM THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIK OF AMERICA: Initially, the start of Donald Trump’s second term was harmless enough: some blather about annexing Canada and Greenland, playing tariffs/no tariffs with the rest of the world, and deporting people who had every legal right to be in our country. It was par for the Trump course and surprised nobody because Trump’s stock-in trade is ignorance, bullying, and blather. 

Dry, Technical Matter: Push, however, has come to shove in America: the president of the United States is ignoring court orders to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the US from El Salvador, where he was illegally deported. 

Wait, There’s More: It gets worse, with President Trump now talking about deporting US citizens he disapproves of to other countries. Good gravy, this is as petty and vindictive as it is illegal and immoral, and should have every thinking American up in arms. This is not what this country is about. 

Let’s Get Our History Books Out, Shall We? Friends, this is a seminal moment in American history. Are we going to say yes to a president’s blustering and bullying, his ignoring the courts, and what is essentially a functional dictatorship, or are we going to say no? What’s next? Calling off the 2026 midterm elections? 

The Bottom Line: This is insane, a nightmare where America elected an ignorant, lying, admitted sexual predator, a convicted felon, a man of zero moral or intellectual substance again! None of this idiocy is a surprise: his first term was a clinic in incompetence, with Trump still having blood on his hands for an almost criminal COVID response, and his second term may well bring the American experiment to its knees. We’re not there yet, but boy oh boy, Donald Trump is measuring America to see which types of chains will fit best.

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow goes for a walk. Today’s Diary. 

We had scoped out and measured the route beforehand, and it was actually 5.17 miles, and we did it in an hour and thirty minutes, which is 3.45 mph…

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On This Date
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In 1938 – Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, debuts in the US comic book Action Comics #1.  Superman first appeared as a villain and a homeless man in a 1933 short story, with Siegel and Shuster trying to sell Superman in a variety of contexts before signing with Detective Comics. Lois Lane also appeared in this issue and Action Comics #1 is the most valuable comic book in the world, remaining the only comic book to sell for at least $3 million. 

In 1942 – The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup, defeating the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 in game seven in Toronto. It was the fourth of 13 Stanley Cup titles for Toronto and the third of 13 runner-up finishes for the Red Wings, to go along with eleven titles. The Maple Leafs became the first team in North American professional sports to erase a 3 games to zero deficit. The feat has been duplicated since in both the NHL and major league baseball, though the Maple Leafs remain the only team to do it in a finals series. 

In 1960 – The soundtrack to the Broadway play The Sound of Music is at #1 on Billboard’s Mono Action album chart for the eleventh of twelve consecutive weeks and at #1 on the Stereo Action album chart for the 13th of 15 non-consecutive weeks. Between 1965-67, the movie soundtrack also went to #1 and spent 109 weeks in the Top 10, still good for third in Billboard album chart history.  

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

The future of Britain isn’t decided by politicians, it’s decided by the character of the British people. Their character is the national destiny.
Penny Mourdant
Leader, British House of Commons

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

The first state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, on December 20, 1860. 

Today’s Stumper
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When did Billboard consolidate its mono and stereo album charts? – Answer next time! 

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The Daily Dose/April 17, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.

THE LATEST FROM THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIK OF AMERICA: It is time for the US House to impeach President Donald Trump and for the US Senate to convict him and remove him from office. He is not taking care that the laws of the United States be faithfully executed, as mandated in the Constitution. He is ignoring the courts. He is doing what he wants when he wants, without regard to merit, legality, or morality. 

Hey, Remember Me?: The Constitution is very clear on the matter, with Article II Section 4 stating: 

The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

Dry, Technical Matter: Article II, Section 3 states, in part, that: 

…he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed

Ladies And Gentlemen Of The Jury: Trump is not faithfully executing US laws, he is flouting and ignoring them, and we submit to you this an impeachable offense. An appropriately-minded Congress could have Trump impeached, tried, convicted, and out of office in a few days. 

Fly In The Ointment: The current Congress, however, can’t be bothered to do this, as they are too busy cooing and waving their handkerchiefs at Trump as he lays waste to the Constitution. Exactly why America was open to Trump’s ignorance and idiocy in the first place is something which will flummox historians for generations to come. 

The Bottom Line: What were we expecting? Donald Trump is selfish and ignorant, interested only in what will garner him the most attention. America is being governed off the top of his ignorant head, and with Trump ignoring the courts, push is quickly coming to a head in America. Are we going to continue to defend the indefensible, or we going to say no to ignorance and ineptitude? It is time to remove Trump from office. 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow does some whining. Today’s Diary. 

This means, of course, that The Shire’s lawn will need to be mowed soon, with ol’ Sparrow looking at mowing the lawn with all the enthusiasm of looking forward to a flogging…

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On This Date
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In 1861 – The state of Virginia secedes from the Union at a convention in Richmond. On April 4, the convention had voted to stay in the Union, but changed its mind after the Civil War had begun on April 12 with the Battle of Fort Sumter and Virginia would join the Confederacy the following day. Later, 50 counties in northwest Virginia would declare independence from the Confederacy and would become the 35th US state in June 1863.

In 1983 – The Edmonton Oilers and New York Islanders establish NHL playoff records for most shorthanded goals in a game in the Oilers’ 10-2 win over the Calgary Flames and the Islanders’ 7-6 loss to the New York Rangers. Both teams had three shorthanded goals, breaking the record of two that had been done many times previously. The record was tied in 2023 by the Carolina Hurricanes and still stands. The teams also tied the regular season record, a record that is now 4, set by the Winnipeg Jets in April 1995, 

In 1982 – Vangelis is at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the first of four consecutive weeks with Chariots of Fire, the soundtrack to the movie of the same name. It was the first of two chart albums for Vangelis and remains his only #1 and produced one chart single, the title track which went to #1 on the Hot 100. The album won Vangelis the Academy Award for Best Original Score and the film won the Oscar for Best Picture. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

You can’t turn your back on your nature.
Saul Bellow
Ravelsein

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

The most consecutive games played by an active major league player is 633 by Matt Olson of the Atlanta Braves. 

Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.

What was the first state to secede from the Union? – Answer next time!

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