The Daily Dose/May 26, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading Off remains in time-out.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow has the latest morning coffee service news from the hotel. Today’s Diary.
The scourge of Italian sweet creme creamer is, finally, over…
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1927 – The 15,007,003 and final Model T car rolls off of the Ford assembly line. At its peak, the Model T had a top speed of around 45 mph and got between 16 and 21 miles per gallon. The first Model T had been produced in 1908 and had cost $875, about $25,500 in today’s money and later the assembly line would make the car affordable for almost every working American. The Model T remained the largest selling car in history until 1972 when it was replaced by the Volkswagon Beetle.
In 1956 – Althea Gibson of the United States wins the French Open singles title, defeating defending champion Angela Mortimer of Great Britain 6-0, 12-10. It was the first and only French Open singles title for Gibson and her first of five Grand Slam singles titles. Gibson also won the doubles title with Angela Buxton, Gibson’s first of five Grand Slam doubles titles and she also won one Grand Slam mixed doubles title.
In 1973 – Jeanne Pruett is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the first of two consecutive weeks with Satin Sheets. It was the fifth country hit for Pruett, her first of five country Top 10s, and remains her only #1 song. The song also went #3 country in Canada and peaked at #28 on Billboard’s Hot 100. The song was written by John Volinkaty, who said the inspiration came at the grocery store and took him five minutes to write when he got home.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
We were all in it together…There was no escape. We were all going to be flushed away.
Charles Bukowski
Ham On Rye
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The first non-American to hold the world high jump record was Yuri Stepanov of the Soviet Union in 1957. The world high jump record was first recognized in 1912.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
After her tennis career, Althea Gibson competed on the LPGA tour. What was her highest finish as a professional golfer? – Answer next time!
