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The Daily Dose/April 13, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things. 

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Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow just misses a PB in the sack. Today’s Diary. 

You hate to come up an hour short of the 60 mark, but regular readers of this crap know [59 hours] is still a mountain rarely summited…

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On This Date
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In 1111 – Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Paschal II. Henry had been made co-emperor with his father Henry IV, in 1098, and he forced his dad to abdicate in 1105. Henry worked to secure his throne, which included kidnapping Paschal until he enthroned him. Henry reigned until his death in 1125, and his bones and bowels are buried in different places. His successor, Lothair III, did not assume the throne until 1133. 

In 1987 – The San Diego Padres establish a new major league record for most home runs at the start of a game in a 13-6 loss to the San Francisco Giants. The Padres hit three home runs, breaking the record of two which had been done many times previously, and the feat has been done three times since. The home runs were hit by Marvel Wynne, Tony Gwynn, and John Kruk and were hit off Roger Mason. The fourth batter, Steve Garvey, flew out to center field. 

In 1957 –  Elvis Presley is at #1 on Billboard’s Best Sellers in Stores chart – a predecessor to the Hot 100 – with All Shook Up. The song also went to #1 in Canada and Great Britain and on Billboard country and soul charts, making Elvis, along with the Everly Brothers, the only acts to have the same song go to #1 on all three major Billboard charts and both did it multiple times. It was the seventh of 18 #1 songs for Elvis on a Billboard pop chart. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

I never worked a day in my life. Every day was fun.
Thomas Edison

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

The 5th Dimension’s other #1 song on Billboard’s Hot 100 was Wedding Bell Blues, which spent three weeks at #1 in November 1969. 

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What was Elvis Presley’s biggest record on a Billboard pop chart? – Answer next time! 

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The Daily Dose/April 12, 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 thinks a woman with a back problem is pregnant. Today’s Diary. 

I looked at a dork at 0130…

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In 1945 – Harry Truman becomes president of the United States following the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who died in Warm Springs, Georgia. Truman had been vice president for 82 days and just finished presiding over the Senate when he was summoned to the White House. Roosevelt was first elected in 1932 and is the only president to serve more than two terms. 

In 1965 – The Houston Astrodome – the first multi-purpose domed stadium –  hosts its first regular season baseball game, a 2-0 Astros loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. An early problem was the clear, plastic roof, which made it tough to see fly balls, and when that was painted over, the grass died, necessitating the invention and installation of Astroturf the following season. The stadium also hosted Houston Oilers football through 1996 and the Bluebonnet Bowl from 1968-84 and in 1987. The Astros moved out after the 1999 season and had a 1,564-1,210 regular season record in the Astrodome. 

In 1969 – The 5th Dimension is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first of six consecutive weeks with Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In. The song also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #11 in Great Britain, at #6 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was their 2nd-biggest song of the year. It was the eighth of 20 Top 40 hits for the group, their third of seven Top 10 songs  and their first of two #1s. The song is a medley of two songs from the musical Hair. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

I never worked a day in my life. Every day was fun.
Thomas Edison

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

John Young (Apollo 10 & 16) and Gene Cernan (Apollo 10 & 17) are the other two humans to fly two missions to the moon. 

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What was the 5th Dimension’s other #1 song on the Hot 100? – Answer next time!

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The Daily Dose/April 11, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.

LEADING OFF: DRY, TECHNICAL MATTER: One of the downsides to the Internet Era is that news is available 24 hours. This means information outlets must produce stuff around the clock. This leads some outlets – especially sports outlets – to stretch credulity with those witless mock drafts and way-too-early rankings for next season. There was a time when crap like this existed only in the minds of the most hard-core, thousand-yard-stare sports fans – and it still is – but now they have outlets. 

Extra, Extra, Read All About It: : As sometimes happens, the headline caught our eye. It merely reinforced the above point:  

2025 NFL schedule release rumor:
NFL is targeting one of these three dates in May to unveil schedule
CBSSports.com

Oh, The Humanity: Good gravy, the actual NFL schedule release is tedious enough, mainly because there are no surprises, as the NFL’s scheduling formula is such that who a team is playing is known well in advance. The only question is when and, sometimes, where. And, actually, this is interesting enough. Not as interesting as the NFL and its partners try to make it out to be, but it’s good big-picture stuff for a sports fan to know. 

F*ck It, Just F*ck It: Now, drivel on the dates the NFL is considering releasing the schedule on is considered news. We’ve saved you the work and read the story for you. It’s bad – even by internet standards – filled with obvious observations and banal quotes.

The Bottom Line: It’s a minefield out there, so be careful: fantasy sports news, breakdown segments, pics showing reactions instead of people actually doing things, sports outlets are just another segment trying to dumb us down. Be strong, and don’t let them. Don’t read stupid articles like we’ve mentioned here, and you’ll have a head start on those who do.  

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow’s back, with the longest Diary entry ever. Today’s Diary. 

There are bones in my hunter’s stew!!!…I am not making that up…

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In 1970 – Apollo 13 is launched by the United States, scheduled to be the third lunar landing. Two days later, however, an oxygen tank in the service module exploded, with the crew of Commander Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise obliged to transfer to the lunar module, where they orbited the moon and returned to Earth on April 17. Lovell is one of three men to fly to the moon twice, and the only one who didn’t walk on it. 

In 1924 – The first NCAA Swimming Championships begin at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Six swim races and one diving competition were held, with Northwestern winning the unofficial team title with four victories, with Navy, Williams, and Rutgers also winning individual titles. Official team championships were first awarded in 1937, with Texas having won the most with 16. The first NCAA championships were in track & field in 1921. 

In 2009 – Darius Rucker is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Songs chart – for the third and final consecutive week with It Won’t Be Like This For Long. It was the second of twelve Top 10 country hits for Rucker and second of seven #1s. The song also went #1 country in Canada, peaked at #36 in the Hot 100, and was Billboard’s 4th-biggest country song of the year. Previously, Rucker had had Top 10 hits on the Hot 100 with Hootie & the Blowfish. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

…all this riot of unmoored minds seemed to have left the world devoid of meaning, the soul empty of imagination and hope.
Will Durant
The Story of Civilization, Vol X: From Rousseau to Revolution

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

The Venus de Milo is 6 feet, 7 inches high.

Today’s Stumper
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Who are the other two men to fly to the moon twice? – Answer next time! 

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