The Daily Dose/March 3, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off will return. We are working on a couple of projects right now.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow returns home and lies on the couch. Today’s Diary.
[The cat] strongly suspected, however, that yours truly would be retiring to the couch forthwith and was actually meowing from the coffee table demanding my presence and was lying on my chest almost immediately after I reported for couch duty.
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1789 – The United States Constitution, ratified in 1787, takes effect when the first United States Congress meets for the first time, at Federal Hall in New York City. Both the House and Senate would achieve their first quorums in early April and George Washington was inaugurated president on April 30. The Congress also passed eleven amendments to the Constitution that are still in effect, what became the Bill of Rights, ratified in 1791, and what became the 27th Amendment, ratified in 1992.
In 1941 – Goalie Sam LoPresti of the Chicago Blackhawks establishes an NHL record for most shots faced in a regulation game in a 3-2 loss to the Boston Bruins. LoPresti faced 83 shots and research into whose record he broke was inconclusive. The all-time NHL record is 92, by Normie Smith of the Detroit Red Wings in a six overtime game in the 1936 Stanley Cup semifinals in what remains the NHL’s longest game. Shots faced, officially known as shots against, became an official NHL stat in the 1955-56 season and while LoPresti’s record has not been topped, it is not listed in the NHL record book.
In 1972 – Al Green is at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart for the ninth and final consecutive week with Let’s Stay Together. In February, the song had spent a week at #1 on the Hot 100 and was Billboard’s biggest soul song of the year and their 11th-biggest pop it. The song was the first of six #1 soul songs for Green and remains his only #1 pop hit. Later in 1972, a version by Isaac Hayes went #25 soul and #48 pop, and in 1984 a version by Tina Turner went #3 soul and #26 pop.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
I thought, “Let’s try it”.
Lukas Dostal
Goalie, San Diego Gulls, after scoring a goal.
3/2/22
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Roberta Flack’s other Grammy Award for Record of the Year was The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face in 1973, the year before she won for Killing Me Softly With His Song. It was the first time an artist had won consecutive Record of the Year Awards, a feat later matched by U2 and Billie Eilish.
Today’s Stumper
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For how long was New York City the capital of the United States? – Answer next time!
