The Daily Dose/May 24, 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 a slow day at the veterans service office. Today’s Diary.
Had a moderately busy morning scheduled at the veterans service office (VSO) but it ended up being a slow day…There were two appointments on tap, but one guy called to say he couldn’t make it while the other preferred to let his not showing up speak for itself.
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1883 – The Brooklyn Bridge, connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn, opens, the first fixed crossing of the East River. It took 14 years to build, has a span of 1,595 feet, and is 276 feet high. Approximately 1,800 vehicles and 150,000 people crossed the bridge that first day and the bridge now has daily traffic of roughly 105,000 cars. The Brooklyn Bridge was the world’s first steel-wire suspension bridge and was capable of elevated train traffic until 1944 and streetcar traffic until 1950.
In 1980 – The New York Islanders win their first Stanley Cup, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 in overtime in game six at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The winning goal was scored by Bob Nystrom at the 7:11 mark and this was the first of four consecutive Stanley Cup titles for the Islanders and was the second of six losses in the finals for the Flyers. The game was televised by CBS, the last NHL game on American network television until the 1990 All-Star Game aired on NBC.
In 1980 – Dolly Parton is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the only week with Starting Over Again. The song also went #2 country in Canada, peaked at #36 on the Hot 100, and was Parton’s eleventh of 24 #1 country songs. In 1996, a version by Reba McEntire peaked at #19 on the country chart and the song was co-written by Donna Summer and her husband Bruce Sudano of the group Brooklyn Dreams.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
To be free, the slave must first refuse the master’s gruel.
Vin Suprynowicz
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The longest major league game that did not include a stolen base by either team was 24 innings, between the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Athletics on July 21, 1945.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
When was Dolly Parton’s last appearance on a Billboard singles chart? – Answer next time!
