The Daily Dose/October 26, 2021
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off is running intermittently for the time being while we work on a project. It will return. Promise.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has the latest office supply news from the hotel. Today’s Diary.
The big news is the War of the 3-Hole Punch has resumed…
The Bottom Ten/NCAA Week 9 – It’s Arizona, UNLV and an all-star cast in the race for the ESPNCup.
Rough day for Tomcats began at coin toss when captains discovered “fleeing” wasn’t an option.
Alumni so energized by near win stadium remodel plans upgraded from new hibachi on east concourse to new covering for Mac’s Taquito Tent.
Navy tired at end of game thanks to pregame Navy Secretary ruling requiring players – to better prepare for life at sea – to spend night before game in beds reading girlie mags instead of playbooks.
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On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1774 – The First Continental Congress of what would become the United States of America adjourns at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia. Every colony but Georgia sent delegates after the British blockaded Boston Harbor and passed what rich, white colonists called the Intolerable Acts. The Congress, among other things, agreed on a trade boycott against Britain, which resulted in British imports falling 97% in 1775. Carpenters’ Hall still stands, still owned by the carpenter’s guild that built it in 1771.
In 1968 – George Foreman of the US wins the Olympic heavyweight boxing gold medal at the Mexico City Games. Foreman went 4-0 in the tournament and defeated Jonas Cepulis of the Soviet Union in the gold medal bout. Foreman was the last American to win the Olympic heavyweight gold medal until Henry Tillman at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. Foreman would win the world heavyweight title twice and at 46 remains the oldest to hold the crown.
In 1974 – Dionne Warwick and the Spinners are at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the only week with Then Came You. It was the first #1 song for both acts and Warwick’s first Top 10 hit since 1969. The song also peaked at #29 in Great Britain and at #2 on Billboard’s soul chart. The song remains the Spinners’ only #1 pop hit and Warwick would hit #1 in 1985 with That’s What Friends Are For, a song she sang with Stevie Wonder, Elton John and Gladys Knight.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
At last I had the authority to give direction over the whole scene. I felt as if I were walking with Destiny, and that all my past life had been but preparation for this hour and this trial.
Winston Churchill
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Billy Kilmer was the San Francisco 49er who fumbled the ball that Jim Marshall recovered and ran the wrong way into his own endzone. Kilmer, then a halfback, had caught a pass from John Brodie.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Which athlete has won the most Olympic heavyweight boxing gold medals? – Answer next time!
