The Daily Dose/August 10, 2022
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around the human experience.
Leading Off will return.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow really needs to clean house. Today’s Diary.
One thing that can’t be deferred another week is vacuuming…Recall we blew that off last week, too, but this week a good Level II cleaning will be vital if the cat isn’t going to report us to Kitty Protective Services (KPS)…Thing is, tho, most of the blame for the need for a good vacuuming can be laid directly at the paws of the cat because she has been shedding up a storm this week…And not just hair, either, but clumps of it and all over the place, too: my bedroom, the kitchen table, and, especially, the chair, which she’s been occupying a lot recently.
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1675 – The cornerstone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London is laid. The observatory had been founded by King Charles II in June to find a dependable way for mariners to reckon longitude at sea. The first time signal – a dropping ball at 1:00 pm – began in 1833 with observatory clocks accurate to within seven seconds a day, a figure unparalleled at the time. Greenwich became the prime meridian – zero degrees longitude – in 1884 and today the Royal Observatory is in Cambridge, with the Greenwich site now mostly a museum.
In 1888 – Tim Keefe of the New York Giants wins the final game of his single-season major league record 19-game winning streak in a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. Keefe’s streak had started on June 23 with a win against the Philadelphia Phillies and would end on August 14 with a loss to the Chicago White Stockings. The mark was tied in 1912 by Rube Marquard of the Giants and still stands. The American League record is 16, done several times, and the all-time major league record is 24, by Carl Hubbel, also of the Giants, in the 1936-37 seasons.
In 1974 – Roberta Flack is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the only week with Feel Like Makin’ Love. It was the sixth of eleven Top 40 hits for Flack, her fourth of five Top 10 hits, and her third and final #1 song. The song also went to #1 in Canada, peaked at #34 in Great Britain, was in its second of five weeks at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Billboard’s biggest soul song of the year. The song was nominated for two Grammy Awards: Record of the Year and Best Pop Female Vocal Performance.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has. She is the Devil’s greatest whore.
Will Durant
The Story of Civilization, Vol IV: The Reformation
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The oldest person to appear in a Davis Cup match was Vittorio Pellandra, who was 66 years old when he participated for San Marino in a doubles match vs Egypt in 2007, replacing an injured player. Pellandra, the team captain, was making his only Davis Cup appearance and was himself injured ten minutes into the match and retired.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
What was Tim Keefe’s won-lost record in 1888? – Answer next time!
