The Daily Dose/August 5, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading Off is running intermittently for the rest of the summer.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow addresses a paperwork issue at the hotel. Today’s Diary.
Which brings up a question: do you print – and sign and highlight – the CDSS showing the overage and then drop the overage, or do you drop the overage, adjust the CDSS as needed, and then print out a CDSS showing the standard $200???…
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On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1583 – The first English colony in North America is established by Sir Humphrey Gilbert at what is now St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. Gilbert was in possession of letters patent from King James VI authorizing this and he immediately levied taxes on those fishing in the area and died the following month on his return voyage to England. The first English colony in what would become America was established at Jamestown in 1607, after a failed attempt at Roanoke in 1585.
In 1936 – Jesse Owens of the United States establishes an unofficial world record in the 200-meters in winning the gold medal at the Berlin Olympics. Owens time of 20.7 seconds was the fastest time ever on a curved track, a record not officially recognized until 1951. (The flat track record was 20.6 seconds, a category discarded in the 1970s.) Earlier in the Games, Owens had won 100-meter and long jump gold medals and Owens would ultimately win four gold medals in Berlin. The 200-meter world record is currently held by Usain Bolt of Jamaica, who ran it in 19.19 seconds, also in Berlin, in 2009.
In 1972 – Gilbert O’Sullivan is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second of six non-consecutive weeks with Alone Again (Naturally). It was the first chart single for O’Sullivan, his first of three Top 10 hits and remains his only #1 song. The song also went to #1 in Canada and France, peaked at #3 in Great Britain, was Billboard’s second biggest song of the year and its 24th biggest of the decade.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Genius does what it must, talent does what it can.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
In addition to the United States, six other nations have had athletes win Olympic gold medals in the long jump: Sweden, Great Britain, East Germany, Cuba, Panama and Greece. Great Britain is the only nation to do it twice.
Today’s Stumper
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What was the first European settlement in North America? – Answer next time!
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