The Daily Dose/July 9, 2021
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 some notes from the day’s lawn mowing. Today’s Diary.
…that used to be one of the greenest parts of the lawn, but I suspect trimming the trees last year has taken its toll because it is not getting the shade it used to and is brown where it used to stay a lush green all season…That is also happening in Sector D, which runs against the alley…That tree got the equivalent of a crew cut and Sector D is, too, browner than ever.
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On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1850 – President of the United States Zachary Taylor dies at the White House of a stomach ailment, perhaps caused by eating too much at a 4th of July celebration. Taylor was 65 and had been elected in 1848 following service as a general in the Mexican-American War and was succeeded by Vice President Millard Fillmore. Taylor was the second president to die in office, following William Henry Harrison in 1841.
In 1958 – New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel and his right fielder Mickey Mantle testify before in Washington, D.C. before a US Senate subcommittee investigating baseball’s antitrust exemption. Casey answers questions for 45 minutes, giving testimony that is often as confusing as it is rambling, with Mantle adding his “…views are just about the same…” The antitrust exemption, not enjoyed by any other sport, is still in force today.
In 1977 – Alan O’Day is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the only week with Undercover Angel. The song also peaked at #1 in Canada, at #43 in Great Britain and was Billboard’s ninth biggest song of the year. It was the first of two chart singles for O’Day and remains his only Top 40 hit. In 1974, O’Day had written the #1 hit Angie Baby for Helen Reddy, at a time when writing #1 songs for yourself and someone else was a relatively rare feat.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Marriage, the last refuge of men unable to fend for themselves.
Garrison Keillor
Leaving Home
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The last year there was an All-Comers bracket and a Challenger Final at Wimbledon was 1921. Since 1922, defending champions have had to defend their title by playing their way through the main draw.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many US presidents have died in office? – Answer next time!
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