The Daily Dose/May 19, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading Off will return. Promise.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has the latest MPG figures for the new ride. Today’s Diary.
You don’t want to rest on your MPG laurels, tho; there are still more frontiers to conquer, like the all-time high of 42.236 MPG done once, a couple of years ago, I think, and it would be good to be consistently above the 40 MPG mark.
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1873 – Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a US patent for the “improvement in fastening pocket-openings” where seams on pants are prevented from coming apart by a metal rivet. Strauss was a dry goods salesman in San Francisco and Davis had invented blue jeans in 1870 but was unable to keep up with the demand and the two had gone into business together two years earlier. Levi Strauss & Co. had been formed in 1853 and remains headquartered in San Francisco.
In 1948 – The Cleveland Indians tie the modern major league record for most walks in a game in a 13-4 win over the Boston Red Sox. The Indians walked 18 times to tie the mark established by the Detroit Tigers in 1916 and the record still stands. The all-time major league record is 19 by the Louisville Colonels of the American Association in 1887 and the National League record is 17, done three times. Eight of the Cleveland starters had at least two walks.
In 1978 – Wings is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of two consecutive weeks with With a Little Luck. It was the 17th of 23 Top 40 hits for the group, their 12th of 15 Top 10 hits, and was their fifth of six #1 songs, totals that do not include Paul McCartney’s hits as a solo act or as part of a duo. The song also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #5 in Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 18th-biggest song of the year. The song was McCartney’s 25th of 29 appearances at #1 as an artist.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
A man’s life is interesting primarily when he has failed — I well know. For it’s a sign that he tried to surpass himself.
Georges Clemenceau
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The area that holds the record for most consecutive days over 100° F is Marble Bar, Western Australia, which was over 100° F from October 31, 1923 through April 7, 1924, a total of 160 consecutive days.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What was Billboard’s #1 song of 1978? – Answer next time!
