The Daily Dose/December 20, 2021
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off will return. We swear it.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – It’s a bit slower at the hotel. Today’s Diary.
…so the horrors of last night – where ol’ Sparrow had to be of service to guests before enjoying his coffee – were avoided.
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1803 – The transfer of lands made in the Louisiana Purchase begins when the French sign New Orleans over to the Americans at a ceremony in what is now Jackson Square. The following March a ceremony was conducted in St Louis which transferred Upper Louisiana from the Spanish to the French and then to the Americans, now known as Three Flags Day. The purchase price was $15 million, though with interest the Louisiana Purchase had cost $23 million by the time it was paid off in 1823.
In 2001 – Chick Hearn, the longtime radio and TV announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers, misses his first game in 36 years, a span of 3,338 games, due to heart problems. Hearn would miss 56 games and was replaced by Paul Sunderland, who would later take over after Hearn retired. The Lakers defeated Houston 107-101.
In 1980 – Kenny Rogers is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the sixth and final consecutive week with Lady. It was the sixth of nine Top 10 hits for Rogers and his first of two #1 songs. The song also peaked at #12 in Great Britain, spent a week at #1 on Billboard’s country chart, peaked at #42 on its soul chart, the biggest of Rogers’ two soul hits. Lady was written by Lionel Ritchie and was Billboard’s third-biggest song of 1981 and its tenth-biggest of the decade
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Powell was possessed by ambition, but not the ambition that puts the reward and the success ahead of the achievement.
Robertson Davies
The Lyre of Orpheus
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The NHL head coach that has won the most games without winning the Stanley Cup is Paul Maurice, currently the head coach of the Winnipeg Jets, who has won 775 games in 24 seasons with five NHL teams.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many #1 songs has Kenny Rogers had on Billboard’s country chart? – Answer next time!
