The Daily Dose/June 16, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off remains in timeout.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – It was busy at both the hotel and the VSO, but Sparrow’s fretting about the weather. Today’s Diary.
It was relatively chilly today…I hope this doesn’t continue and affect me wearing my new shorts and sandals to the next county tomorrow.
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1779 – The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins when Spain declares war on Great Britain in an attempt to seize control of the territory on the Mediterranian Sea at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula. France later joined Spain but a disastrous attack in 1782 led to a relief convoy slipping through and the siege was suspended the following year amid peace talks. Despite its location and combatants, the battle was actually part of the American Revolution and remains the largest battle of the war by number of combatants.
In 1938 – Jimmie Foxx of the Boston Red Sox ties the major league record for most walks in a game in a 12-8 win over the St Louis Browns. Foxx went 0-for-0 with six walks and scored two runs to tie the record established by Walter Wilmot of the Chicago Colts, now the Cubs, in 1891. The mark has been tied three times since, most recently by Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals in a 13-inning game in 2016 and the record still stands. Foxx and Wilmot remain the only players to do it in a nine-inning game.
In 1984 – The soundtrack to the movie Footloose is at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the ninth of ten consecutive weeks. The album went to #1 in five other countries, including Iceland and Canada, peaked at #7 in Great Britain, and was Billboard’s ninth-biggest album of the year and its biggest movie soundtrack. The album produced seven chart singles including two #1s: the title track by Kenny Loggins and Let’s Hear It For The Boy by Deniece Williams.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
The morning wind forever blows, the poem of creation is uninterrupted; but few are the ears that hear it.
Henry David Thoreau
Walden
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The song Mrs. Robinson by Simon and Garfunkel won two Grammy Awards: Record of the Year and Best Contemporary Pop Performance by a Duo or Group.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who holds the major league record for most consecutive plate appearances with a walk? – Answer next time!
