The Daily Dose/Thursday, February 27, 2025
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Today’s entry in The Diary of a Nobody can be read here.
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The Daily Dose/February 25, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
CAPSULE AMERICAN GANGSTER FRANCHISE REVIEW: The Godfather; book by Mario Puzo and three movies by Francis Ford Coppola: One of the pleasures of reading is, finally, getting around to books others enjoyed a half-century ago.
Dry, Technical Matter: We have no idea why it took so long to get around to The Godfather. We like novels and we have the same interest in mobsters some others have. Confounding the matter even further – even if it doesn’t make it any more interesting – is our folks had the book around the house growing up…An uncle was a cop back then and we admired him, so we were pretty law and order as a kid and may well have turned our nose up at it.
I’ll Make Him An Offer I Think Will Be To His Liking: The series chronicles the Corleone family, New York City mobsters. The patriarch is don Vito Corleone (played by Marlon Brando) and his son Michael (Al Pacino) eventually takes over the business. There are the usual dealings anyone with even a passing interest in the mob is familiar with.
Dry, Technical, Matter II: The book was really good, earning just a notch below our highest mark. The Godfather movie was excellent, about as good as we’ve seen, though we are hardly movie buffs here.
Thank You, Siskel And Ebert: The Godfather II was really good, too, perhaps a notch below the first one, if only because we thought it meandered a bit much at the start. The Godfather III was less good – Coppola only agreed to do it because he needed the money, a lousy reason for any artist to ply his trade – but the plot twists involving real-life events were nice…The ending, where a lot of people get whacked at the same time, was too confusing for us.
Affairs Of The Heart: We fell in love with Sophia Coppola, too. She was generally panned in this film, too, which we don’t understand. She wasn’t in any danger of having the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress named after her, but she did her work competently, if not brilliantly.
Get Your Official Daily Dose Rating Scale Right Here: 1 – The very best; 2 – Very good; 3 – Good; 4 – OK; 5 – A steaming pile.
Final Rating: 2: Note this is for all four elements collectively. Had Godfather III been as good as the other elements, we would’ve given it our highest mark, something regular readers of this crap know is not passed out with the rations.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow gets mentioned in a survey. Today’s Diary.
The gent detailed his complaints, noting the PM guy (the AFDM) wasn’t doing anybody any good, but the “overnite guy” (ol’ Sparrow) was very helpful, a credit to the hotel who would probably end up being humanity’s savior…
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On This Date
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In 1933 – The USS Ranger (CV-4) – the US Navy’s first aircraft carrier built for that purpose – is launched in Newport News, Virginia. Ranger began sea trials in May 1934 and she was commissioned the following June. During World War II she served in the Atlantic Ocean, as she was deemed too small for her own task force in the Pacific. Ranger was decommissioned in 1946 and sold for scrap the following year.
In 1941 – The Boston Bruins’ NHL record undefeated streak comes to an end in a 2-0 loss to the New York Rangers. The Bruins had gone 15-0-8 in their previous 23 games, breaking the record of 19 the Rangers had established the season before. The Montreal Canadiens broke the record with 28 in 1977-78 and the record is now 35 by the 1979-80 Philadelphia Flyers. The Bruins finished the season with an NHL-best 27-8-13 record and defeated the Detroit Red Wings in four games for the Stanley Cup title.
In 1995 – Wade Hayes is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart – for the first of two consecutive weeks with Old Enough To Know Better. It was the first of 14 country hits for Hayes, his first of six Top 10s and remains his only appearance at #1 on a Billboard chart. The song also went #1 country in Canada.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
…but you may believe the effect is not always as magnificent as the promise.
Will Durant
The Story of Civilization, Vol. X: Rousseau and Revolution
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
The NCAA all-division men’s basketball record for most assists in a game is 37 by Patrick Maher of Division III Grinnell College in Iowa on January 6, 2014. This is not one of the two games where Grinnell’s Jack Taylor scored more than 100 points.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What was the US Navy’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/Monday, February 24, 2025
The Daily Dose/February 23, 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 has coffee going early. Today’s Diary.
The big news is there was a request for an 0400 Morning Coffee Service (MCS)…
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On This Date
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In 1803 – The US Supreme Court establishes the precedent of striking down laws they deem unconstitutional in the Marbury v. Madison opinion. The case stemmed from President John Adams making judicial appointments at the end of his term. Some of the commissions, including William Marbury’s, were not delivered before the end of Adams’ term and were not recognized by President Thomas Jefferson. Marbury sued and the Supreme Court ruled in his favor, though Marbury never assumed office. The case found elements of Section 13 of the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional.
In 1978 – Kevin Porter of the New Jersey Nets establishes a new NBA record for most assists in a game in a 126-112 win over the Houston Rockets. Porter had 29 assists to break the record of 28 established by Bob Cousy of the Boston Celtics in February 1959 and tied by Guy Rogers of the San Francisco Warriors in March 1963. The record is now 30, by Scott Skiles of Orlando in December 1990.
In 1973 – The O’Jays are #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Best Selling Soul Singles chart – for the second of four consecutive weeks with Love Train. It was the 14th of 47 soul hits for the group and their second of nine #1s. The song also went #9 pop in Great Britain and later spent a week at #1 on the Hot 100, their only #1 pop hit. The song was written and produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Heroism is the decision to maintain one’s consideration for others in the face of danger to oneself.
Miss Manners
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
New Hampshire has the lowest winning percentage amongst NCAA Division I basketball teams that have played at least 50 seasons. The Wildcats have 668-1,219, a .354 winning percentage in 73 seasons. They have yet to play in the NCAA or NIT tournaments.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What is the NCAA all-division men’s basketball record for most assists in a game? – Answer next time!
The Daily Dose/Sunday, February 23, 2025
The Daily Dose/February 23, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.
1. Donald Trump – It is, of course, the president’s prerogative to fire the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff…In fact, he can fire all officers right now because they all serve at his pleasure…But to fire a Black general who supported the Black Lives Matter movement after the George Floyd killing is ignorant and racist…What were we expecting, though???
2. New York Yankees – Yankees brought kicking and screaming into 20th century as evil baseball team finally removes ban on facial hair…Effect on lousy fielding that cost them World Series last year still uncertain, however.
3. People’s Republic Of America – The new 3-hole staple…A hundred years from now all new people – including Americans, if there are any left – will look back at us and the Trump Era and wonder exactly how America – the nation that split the atom and put men on the moon – dumbed down enough to twice elect Donald Trump president…We are now as ignorant as he is.
4. Associated Press – Ten days after Trump barred them from Oval Office event, noted newswire still without complete access and has sued White House…Regardless of who you voted for, curtailing AP White House access should have everyone concerned…First the AP and then who???…We deserve better, but we did not elect better, we elected Donald Trump.
5. Donald Trump Fact Check: – Click here for Trump’s latest blather about Ukraine…Courtesy of the Associated Press.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow inspects a suspected counterfeit C note. Today’s Diary.
At least Keenan was paying more attention than Heidi was years ago, when she accepted a $100 bill that had “Hollywood Movie Money” stamped on it…
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On This Date
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In 2010 – Saboteurs pour over a half-million gallons of diesel fuel into the Lambro River in northern Italy. The spill moved quickly to the Po River and was in the Adriatic Sea the following day. The spill, though, was contained rather quickly and was cleaned up within a few days. Unhappy local refinery workers were suspected, but the saboteurs were never identified.
In 1991 – The North Carolina Tar Heels become the first college basketball team to win 1,500 games in a 73-57 win over Clemson. The Tar Heels played their first game on January 27, 1911, a 42-21 victory over Virginia Christian – now the University of Lynchburg – and finished their first season 7-4. To date, North Carolina has a record of 2388-87 and their wins total is now third all-time behind Kentucky (2,418) and Kansas (2,425). Their win percentage of .733 trails only Kentucky (.759).
In 1963 – Paul and Paula are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the third and final consecutive week with Hey Paula. It was the first of three Top 40 hits for the unrelated duo, their first of two Top 10 hits, and remains their only #1. The song also peaked at #8 in Great Britain, was in its first of two consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Billboard’s 6th-biggest song of the year.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Europe was ready for a gospel that would exalt feeling above thought.
Will Durant
The Story of Civilization, Vol. X: Rousseau and Revolution
Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.
Sven Kramer of the Netherlands is the only person to win three consecutive Olympic 5,000-meter speed skating gold medals (2010, 2014, 2018).
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What college basketball team that has played at least 50 seasons has the lowest winning percentage? – Answer next time!