The Daily Dose/March 25, 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 continues to be at the cutting edge of hotel uniform fashion. Today’s Diary. 

…tonite we brought in the blue houndstooth tie from home…At first, we weren’t entirely certain how it would work, but the blue – darkish-but-not-too-dark royal blue – looks really sharp with the shirt and vest, and the experiment must be deemed a complete success.

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On This Date
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In 1807 – The world’s first passenger rail service begins, with the Swansea and Mumbles Railway providing service from Swansea and Oystermouth in southern Wales, Great Britain. Rail service in those days was horse-powered, and the train converted to steam power in 1877 and eclectic power in 1928 before closing in 1960 in favour of bus service. 

In 1934 – Horton Smith of the US wins the first Masters golf tournament with a final round 72 to beat fellow American Craig Wood by one stroke at Augusta National Golf Club. It was the first of two Masters wins for Smith and remain his only major victories. The tournament was founded by Bobby Jones, who built Augusta National so he and his friends would have a place to play golf in peace and quiet. The tournament was known as the Augusta National Invitational Tournament for the first five years, though informally known as the Masters from the start. 

In 1989 – Debbie Gibson is at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the third of five consecutive weeks with Electric Youth. It was the second chart album for Gibson, her second and final Top 10 and remains her only #1. The album produced three Top 40 hits, including the #1 Lost in Your Eyes, and was Billboard’s 16th-biggest album of the year. Gibson, then 18, wrote all the songs on the album and co-produced it. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

In the times of our ancestors, each man lived according to the dictates of his inner nature and there was much kindness in the world and little struggle…
Gore Vidal
Creation

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

The Kansas City-Omaha Kings were in existence from the 1972-73 season through the 1974-75 season. Before, the team was the Cincinnati Royals, and they were the Kansas City Kings through the 1984-85 season. 

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The Daily Dose/March 24, 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 a good day in the sack. Today’s Diary. 

…7.0 hour for the day, a solid start to the sleep week…We woke up feeling refreshed and strong, too. 

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In 1603 – Queen Elizabeth I of England dies at Richmond Palace southwest of London of an illness History has never identified. What is now known as the Elizabethan Era began when she assumed the throne in 1558, an era perhaps most famous for the theater it produced. She was succeeded by King James VI of Scotland, who took the throne as King James I of England and Ireland and reigned until 1625. 

In 1973 – Nate Archibald of the Kansas City-Omaha Kings becomes the first NBA player to win scoring and assist titles in the same season following a 110-98 loss to the Detroit Pistons. Archibald averaged 34 points per game and 11.4 assists, and his 46 minutes played per game led the league as well. In 1967-68, Oscar Robertson had led the NBA in points and assists per game, but did not win the titles because it was then based on the total number of points and assists nd not the per-game average. 

In 1979 – The Bee Gees are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the first of two consecutive weeks with Tragedy. The song also went to #1 in seven other countries, including Italy and Great Britain, peaked at #44 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was their 16th-biggest song of the year. It was the eighth of nine #1 songs for the group, all in the 1970s, the most of any act that decade. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

Forget what you take to be good, evil. Since neither exists except in relation to the other, forget the relationship…
Gore Vidal
Creation

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

The last time baseball was an Olympic medal sport was at the 2020 Beijing Games. It will return for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. 

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How long did the Kansas City/Omaha Kings exist? – Answer next time! 

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The Daily Dose/March 23, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.

1. Donald Trump – The nonsense continues, with America continuing to tolerate government off the top of the president’s head…From closing federal departments created by Congress and which can only be shuttered by them to threatening impeachment of judges who dare rule against him, Trump has taken Constitution and stuffed it in his back pocket. 

2. Columbia University – Noted US university latest entity to cave in and comply with petty and vindictive demands of US dictator…Now, we don’t feel the government should be involved in private education, but First Amendment fans should be looking over their shoulders if they weren’t already. 

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 not wonder why Trump did what he did because Trump is a man of zero moral or intellectual substance and is governing as such…No, they will wonder why America tolerated it, why ignorance and lies were ever elected in the first place. 

4. 2026 Midterms – Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters remain “pretty sure” next year’s elections will happen, but the way Trump is laying waste to the Constitution, they’re not certain they will and, let’s be honest, neither are you. 

5. Donald Trump Fact Check: – Click here for a list of lies from Trump’s speech at the Justice Department this week.   

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has the latest fashion news. Today’s Diary, 

The big news is we wore a new tie to the hotel tonite…

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In 1965 – Gemini 3 – America’s first two-man space flight – is launched from Cape Kenndy in Florida. The flight was commanded by Gus Grissom and piloted by John Young, his first of seven orbital launches, including one from the moon, an American record. It was the final spaceflight controlled from Cape Kennedy before such functions were transferred to the new Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston. Previously, the Soviets had launched both 2- and 3-man spaceflights. 

In 2009 – Japan wins the second World Baseball Classic, defeating South Korea 5-3 in ten innings in Los Angeles. It was the second of three WBC titles for Japan, and remains the only 2nd-place finish for South Korea. South Korea had tied the score with a run in the bottom of the ninth, with Ichiro Suzuki getting the go-ahead RBI in the tenth. The next WBC is next year, with the final round scheduled for Miami. 

In 1957 – Tab Hunter is at #1 on Billboard’s Best Sellers in Stores chart – one of several predecessors to the Hot 100 –  for the fourth and final consecutive week with Young Love. It was the second of seven chart singles for Hunter and remains his only Top 10 song. The song also peaked at #1 in Great Britain and at #9 on Billboard’s soul best sellers chart. Versions by Sonny James and the Crew Cuts also charts that year,  by Leslie Gore (1966) and Donny Osmond (1973) also hit the Hot 100. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

If, in the future, we find ourselves with a lot of fourth-rate citizens, we have only ourselves to blame.
Louis L’Amour
Education of a Wandering Man

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

Earth, Wind, & Fire had nine Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. 

Today’s Stumper
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When was the last time baseball was a medal sport in the Olympics? – Answer next time! 

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The Daily Dose/March 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 is late for work. Today’s Diary. 

Sigh…We can count the number of times we’ve been late on both hands in 40 years of working…

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On This Date
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In 1765 – The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act, a tax on the American colonies. The Act called for many printed items to have a revenue stamp showing the tax had been paid and led to the phrase “no taxation without representation”. The tax was repealed the following year, but colonial resistance set the tone for further resistance to the British, which led to the American Revolution. 

In 1958 – The Kentucky Wildcats win the NCAA basketball championship with an 84-72 victory over Seattle in Louisville. It was the fourth of eight titles for the Wildcats and remains the only national championship game appearance for Seattle. Seattle’s Elgin Baylor was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player…Temple defeated Kansas State in the 3rd-place game. 

In 1975 – Earth, Wind, & Fire is at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Hot Soul Singles chart – for the first of two consecutive weeks with Shining Star. It was the third of 18 Top 10 soul songs for the group and their first of eight soul #1s. In May, the song spent a week at #1 on the Hot 100 and was Billboard’s 7th-biggest song of the year.  

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

There’s no need to struggle against yourself.
Deng Ming-Dao 

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

The Minneapolis Lakers won the 1953 NBA title, defeating the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals four games to one. 

Today’s Stumper
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How many Top 10 hits has Earth, Wind, & Fire had on the Hot 100? – Answer next time! 

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The Daily Dose/March 21, 2025
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.

HUT, HUT, HIKE: It happens every year about this time, the NFL starts considering farting around with it’s rule book. NFL teams have proposed five changes, with our favorite involving  a suggestion by the Philadelphia Eagles to change the NFL’s regular season overtime rule so it is identical to the one used in the playoffs. 

Dry, Technical Matter: Oh screw it, we’re no more interested than the specifics of current NFL overtime rules than you are right now. Go look them up if you are. The bottom line with Philadelphia’s proposal is that regular season games can still end in a tie. 

Get Your Official Daily Dose Policy Right Here: This is wrong. Any change to the NFL’s overtime policy that allows for games to continue to end in a tie is merely pawing at air. Tie games are so 19th century and the fact one of the planet’s premier sports leagues still allows it is silly. Every game must have a winner. Fans, teams, and sponsors are all entitled to have every game played to a decision. 

Oh, Jesus H/Here We Go: The NFL began regular season overtime in 1974. Before that, ties were fairly common, with only three seasons from 1920 through 1973 having zero ties and five seasons having at least ten ties. 

The Bottom Line: We understand that professional football player is a brutal way to make a living, but we’re entitled to a winner in every game. Let’s be honest, though, nothing is  going to change until the betting partners the NFL has crawled into bed with start losing money on tie games. Then something will be done. 

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow changes razor blade brands. Today’s Diary. 

We were at the retailer and were going thru self-checkout with a pack of those orange Gillette Quintipio blades we’ve been using for years…Our buddy Ed is patrolling self-checkout this morning and starts touting the benefits of Harry’s blades…

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On This Date
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In 1963 – Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in San Francisco Bay closes after 29 years due to structural problems and the expense of keeping prisoners there. Over the years, 34 inmates in 14 attempts tried to escape. None are known to have made it to the mainland, with five listed as “missing and presumed drowned”. It cost about three times as much to keep a prisoner at Alcatraz than at another federal prison. 

In 1953 – Bob Cousy of the Boston Celtics establishes a new NBA playoff record for most free throws made in a 111-105, four-overtime win over the Syracuse Nationals in the second and final game of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Cousy made 30 free throws, a record that still stands. The mark is the all-time NBA record, too, more than the 28 free throws made in a regular season game by Wilt Chamberlain and Adrian Dantley.

In 1964 – Tommy Tucker is at #1 on the Cash Box Top 100 Soul Singles chart – one of several chroniclers of American R&B music over the years – for the second of three non-consecutive weeks with Hi-Heel Sneakers. It was the first of two chart singles for Tucker and remains his only soul hit. The song also went #23 pop in Great Britain and peaked at #11 on the Hot 100, whose soul chart was not being published at the time. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

I chuckled above my sorrows when I found out in all the haphazard my judgment or my good genius had faithfully stood by me.
Joshua Slocum
Sailing Alone Around the World 

Answer To The Last Trivia Questions
Knowledge is power.

There wasn’t a trivia question last time, silly. 

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Which team won the NBA title in 1953? – Answer next time! 

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