The Daily Dose/April 8, 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 gets the first walk of the season in. Today’s Diary. 

…we did the two miles in 40 minutes, more or less, which longtime readers may – or they may not recall – is about our usual.

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On This Date
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In 1820 – The Greek marble statue Venus de Milo is discovered on a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. The statue was discovered by a farmer and is thought to of the Greek goddess of love Aphrodite, though since parts of the statue are missing this is not certain. It is currently displayed by the Louvre Museum in Paris. Unlike other artifacts of the era, Venus de Milo was never fully restored and is displayed much as it was found. 

In 2001 – Tiger Woods wins the Masters, shooting a final round 68 to beat David Duvall by two strokes. It was the second of five Masters wins for Woods and his sixth of 15 major titles and gave Woods possession of all four major trophies at the same time, as he had won the British Open, US Open, and PGA the year before. 

In 1978 – Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway are at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Hot Soul Singles chart – for the second and final consecutive week with The Closer I Get To You. It was the second #1 soul song for the duo, and the second of four soul #1s for Flack. The song also went #1 pop in Canada, peaked at #42 in Great Britain, and later spent two weeks at #2 on the Hot 100. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

I realize that is aiming high, but I think it is not a very satisfying accomplishment for me to aim at a more modest goal and achieve it.
Woody Allen

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

The major league record for most assists in a season by a third baseman is 412 by Graig Nettles of the Cleveland Indians in 1971. 

Today’s Stumper
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How tall is the Venus de Milo? – Answer next time! 

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The Daily Dose/April 6, 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 meets someone who reminds him of someone else. Today’s Diary. 

Something else in common was she was plainly about as interested in me as Liz turned out to be…

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On This Date
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In 1449 – The final antipope in the Catholic Church ends his reign when Felix V abdicates. His papacy had begun in 1440, following the 1438 election of Pope Eugene IV, and Felix was later in opposition to Nicholas V. An antipope is a leader in the Catholic Church that has the support of both church and secular leaders and the first antipope showed up in the 3rd century. Forty-one men have claimed the title, one serving twice. 

In 1988 – Chris Sabo of the Cincinnati Reds tied the major league record for most assists in a game by a third baseman in an 8-1 victory over the St Louis Cardinals. Sabo, playing in his second major league game, had eleven assists, tying a mark that had been done five times previously and was matched by Kevin Young of Pittsburgh in 1995. The extra-inning record is twelve, by Bobby Byrne of Pittsburgh in a 12-inning game in 1910. 

In 1962 – Sam Cooke is at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Hot R&B Singles chart – for the third and final consecutive week with Twistin’ the Night Away. It was the eighth of 18 Top 10 soul hits for Cooks and was his third of four #1 soul songs. The song also went #6 pop in Great Britain and peaked at #11 on Billboard’s Hot 100. The song was written by Cooke and a version by Rod Stewart hit the Hot 100 in both 1973 and 1987. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

I have never been truly accustomed to civil society, where all is worry, obligation, duty, and where my natural independence renders me always incapable of the subjections necessary to whoever wishes to live among men.
Jean-Jaques Rousseau
Reveries of a Solitary Walker

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

Antoinette Perry – whom the Tony Awards were named after – was an actress, producer, and director in the American theater. She died in 1946. 

Today’s Stumper
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Who holds the major league record for most assists in a season by third baseman? – Answer next time! 

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The Daily Dose/April 6, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.

1. #HandsOff – America starting to show some collective sack as citizens gather around the country to protest President Trump’s selfish, ignorant, and arrogant leadership…Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters would like to ask Trump supporters which of these qualities – selfishness, ignorance, arrogance – continues to draw their support. 

2. War! War! War! – War criminals in Russia and Israel at it again, bombing hospitals and killing women and children…Any reading of History shows these are not the first Middle East or European wars, and they certainly won’t be the last…They are merely the most recent…You would think that after 3,000 years of constant warfare, that man would’ve evolved past this, but you would be wrong.  

3. People’s Republic of Amerika – The 3-hole staple…A hundred years from now all new people – including Americans, if there are any left – will wonder what in the hell compelled America to take Donald Trump seriously???…They will wonder how character and truth used to mean something in Amerika and how a post-knowledge Amerika provided all the manure Trump needed to chart path to White House.  

4. 2026 Midterm Elections Pulse – Strong…Trump is mismanaging this country so bad Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters “strongly suspect” that even if Dictator Trump tried to cancel them, American people wouldn’t let him.  

5. Donald Trump Fact Check: – Click here for lies Trump said concerning tariffs…From factcheck.org 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow walks out of the house without his bling. Today’s Diary. 

Everything was forgotten: watch, bracelet, pinky rings, all the usual Sparrow Standards (SS) were left behind…

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On This Date
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In 1947 – The first Tony Awards are issued by the American Theater Wing at the Waldrof-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Winners included Jose Ferrer and Fredric March for Best Actor and Ingrid Bergman and Helen Hayes for Best Actress. Prizes included a scroll, plus a silver compact case for women and a money clip for men. The award is formally known as the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre.

In 1987 – Sugar Ray Leonard wins the WBC world middleweight title with a 12-round split decision win over Marvelous Marvin Hagler in Las Vegas. It was the third of five divisions Leonard would win the world title in, and this was Hagler’s final fight. Hagler’s IBF title was not contested, though after the loss, the IBF declared the title vacant. 

In 1974 – Charlie Rich is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the first of three consecutive weeks with A Very Special Love Song. It was the fifth of 17 Top 10 country hits for Rich and his fourth of five consecutive country #1s and fourth of nine overall. The song also went #1 country in Canada, peaked at #11 on Billboard’s Hot 100, and won the Grammy Award for Best Song for writers Billy Sherrill and Norro Wilson. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

I can usually imagine the unpleasant judgments, for we are what others need us to be.
Gore Vidal
Julian

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

Pink Floyd has had six #1 albums in Great Britain. 

Today’s Stumper
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Who the hell was Antoinette Perry? – Answer next time! 

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The Daily Dose/April 5, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.

THE LATEST FROM THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF AMERIKA: Witless tariffs that cause the stock market to plunge; legal aliens being deported to untold horrors; equally witless talk of a third term: none of this is a bulletin. We elected a selfish, ignorant megalomaniac, and when you do that, these things happen. 

Get Your Official Daily Dose Policy Right Here: From Day 1 we always thought Donald Trump threw in for the 2016 GOP nomination because he wanted the attention. We have yet to find a reason to think otherwise. 

Dry, Technical Matter: This means America is in for another four years of not having competent executive leadership. 

More Get Your Official Daily Dose Policy Right Here: America hasn’t been led since Kennedy said let’s go to the moon. This was a clinic in executive leadership: Kennedy set a goal and provided the inspiration to get there, which is what any good CEO does. And we met the goal, too, putting two manned missions on the moon before the 1960s were out. 

Fly In The Ointment: America has been pawing at air since. Johnson got mired in Vietnam, not recognizing a fruitless endeavor when he saw one. Nixon might well have lived down the ages had he not had personal demons to answer to and resigned in disgrace. Ford, not elected, did well in circumstances the Son of Man would’ve found challenging. Carter meant well but couldn’t make it work. Reagan was brilliant at cutting an issue down to its most basic terms, but he was the most managed president in history. The first President Bush was another Carter. Clinton did produce our last balanced budget, but it was always something with him. The second President Bush lied to get us into war. Obama talked a good game but left the country much as he found it. Trump I has blood on its hands from an incompetent COVID response. Biden wanted government to be all things to all people. Trump II is even more witless than Trump I. 

The Bottom Line: We are being governed off the top of Donald Trump’s head, which is bad because he believes – among other things – that the moon is part of Mars. He is ignorant because he doesn’t know things and stupid because he doesn’t want to know things. This is not a bulletin; we knew this when we elected him the first time. And as Trump is a man of no substance, this means America is no longer a nation of any particular substance.

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow actually has to work at the hospital. Today’s Diary. 

We had just pulled into the parking lot – fulling expecting a quiet nite – when an ambulance and a fire engine pull in like they’re responding to the Kennedy assassination…

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On This Date
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In 1792 – George Washington becomes the first president to veto a bill, declining to sign a bill concerning how US House members are apportioned to the several states. Congress later passed a revised bill. To date, presidents have vetoed 2,597 bills, with Congress overriding 112 of them. Franklin Delano Roosevelt had the most vetoes (635) while Andrew Johnson had the most overridden (15).

Editor’s Note: this entry has run previously.
In 1981 – The Philadelphia Flyers establish a new NHL record for most penalty minutes in a season in a 2-0 loss to the New York Rangers. The Flyers had four penalty minutes, to finish the season with 2,621 penalty minutes, breaking the record of 1,967 minutes they had established in the 1975-76 season. The record has been broken four times since and is now held by the Buffalo Sabres, who had 2,713 penalty minutes in the 1991-92 season.

In 1980 – Pink Floyd is at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the twelfth of 15 consecutive weeks with The Wall. The album went to #1 in ten other countries, including Norway and Spain, and was Billboard’s #1 album of the year. It was the third of five #1 albums for the group, and the title track was in its third of four consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

His assets reliably compounding, his philosophy rendering him deaf to the appeals of humanity, he plowed through any contradiction.
Harvey Wiencek
Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

Babe Ruth broke Roger Connor’s career home run record in 1921 with his 139th home run.

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

How many #1 albums has Pink Floyd had in Great Britain? – Answer next time! 

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The Daily Dose/April 3, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.

THE LATEST FROM THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF AMERIKA: Witless tariffs that cause the stock market to plunge; legal aliens being deported to untold horrors; equally witless talk of a third term: none of this is a bulletin. We elected a selfish, ignorant megalomaniac and when you do that, these things happen. 

Dry, Technical Matter: This means America is in for another four years of not having competent executive leadership. 

Get Your Official Daily Dose Policy Right Here: America hasn’t had this since Kennedy said let’s go to the moon. It was a clinic in executive leadership because that is what any CEO does: sets a goal and provides the inspiration to get there. And we met the goal, too, putting two manned missions on the moon before the 1960s were out. 

Fly In The Ointment: Every president since has failed to measure up: Johnson got mired in Vietnam, not recognizing a fruitless endeavor when he saw one. Nixon might well have lived down the ages had he not had personal demons to answer to, which caused him to resign in disgrace. Ford, not elected, did well in circumstances the Son of Man would’ve found challenging. Carter meant well but couldn’t make it work. Reagan was brilliant at cutting an issue down to its most basic terms, but he was the most managed president in history. The first President Bush was another Carter. Clinton did produce our last balanced budget, but it was always something with him. The second President Bush lied to get us into war. Obama talked a good game but left the country much as he found it. Trump I has blood on its hands from an incompetent COVID response. Biden wanted government to be all things to all people. Trump II is even more witless than Trump I. 

The Bottom Line: We are being governed off the top of Donald Trump’s head, which is bad because he believes – among other things – that the moon is part of Mars. He is ignorant because he doesn’t know things and stupid because he doesn’t want to know things. This is not a bulletin; we knew this when we elected him the first time. And as Trump is a man of no substance, this means America is no longer a nation of any particular substance.

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow reaches a conclusion. Today’s Diary.

During the blood draw one thing I’ve been suspecting for a while became apparent: ol’ Sparrow’s new boots are the hottest security/cop footwear in town…

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On This Date
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In 1841 – President William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia, the first president to die in office. His 31-day term remains the shortest in US history and he was the last president born a British subject. He was succeeded by Vice President John Tyler who insisted he was president and not merely an acting president, a battle he would eventually win. Tyler burned some bridges in the Whig Party and was not nominated for reelection. 

In 1974 – Henry Aaron of the Atlanta Braves ties the all-time major league home run record in a 7-6 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Aaron’s first-inning home run was the 714th of his career tying a mark that had stood since Ruth broke the all-time mark with his 139th career home run in 1921. Aaron broke Ruth’s record on April 8 and retired with 755 home runs, a mark now held by Barry Bonds with 762. 

In 1992 – Vanessa Williams is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the third of five consecutive weeks with Save the Best For Last. It was the third of seven Top 40 hits for Williams, her second of four Top 10 songs, and remains her only #1. The song also went to #1 in Canada and Australia, peaked at #3 in Great Britain, was in its second of three consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Billboard’s 3rd-biggest song of the year.

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

The cost of partisanship for partisanship’s sake was, [Edward] Livingstone said, too high a price for a free society to pay.
Jon Meacham
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

Kenyon College’s men have won 35 Division III swimming and diving titles, the most of any school in one sport. Thirty-one of those were consecutive, between 1980 and 2010. The major division record is 34, by Oklahoma State wrestling. 

Today’s Stumper
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Whose career home run record did Babe Ruth break? – Answer next time!

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