The Daily Dose/January 12, 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 – There are some dogs at the hotel. Today’s Diary.
…and the next thing anybody knows we’ve gone from zero to 60 quicker than you can say “Fido” and both dogs are yapping at each other like nobody’s business…Heck Whiskey – per standard Whiskey policy (SWP) – is jumping up and down and paws yours truly right in the cubes…Ouch…Not total, double ouch, but enuff ouch to cause ol’ Sparrow to invoke the name of the human form of the Christian triumvirate.
The Bottom Ten/NFL Final – It’s all over. To the losers go the spoils in the race for The Dan Henning Trophy – symbolic of NFL Bottom Ten supremacy.
Giants earn first B-10 title, rallying to lose final six (6) games to win B-10 title team had all but given up on after winning three (3) of five (5) in midseason…
Despite finishing with second consecutive B-10 medal stand berth, owner Genghis Khan has coaching staff taken out back for beatings for not winning consecutive B-10 titles…
Ravens earn first-ever ConstructionDigest.com Award – issued to team with best collapse in a season – as Ravens went from barely needing to break sweat to clinch playoff spot to losing last six (6) games and missing playoffs.
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On This Date
History’s long march.
In 1792 – President George Washington names Thomas Pinckney as US ambassador to Great Britain, the first such ambassador appointed by a president. Pinckney was unable to reach agreement with the British on a variety of issues, though – still as UK ambassador – he later negotiated a treaty with Spain which established the 31st parallel as the border between the US and Spain in the southern US. Pinckney had served in the Revolution and would later serve as a Major General in the War of 1812. Previously, John Adams had served as US minister to Great Britain under the Articles of Confederation.
In 1951 – Ezzard Charles defends his world heavyweight boxing title with a 10th-round TKO over Lee Oma. Charles had won the title in June 1949 with a unanimous decision over Jersey Joe Walcott and would defend the title eight times before losing it to Wolcott the following July. Charles continued to fight until 1959, finishing with a professional record of 95-25-1.
In 1980 – Kenny Rogers is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the second of three consecutive weeks with Coward of the County. The song also went #1 country and pop in Canada, went to #1 in Ireland and Great Britain, peaked at #3 on the Hot 100 and was Billboard’s 9th-biggest country hit of the year as well as its 34th-biggest pop hit. It was the seventh of 21 #1 country hits for Rogers.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Courage is…{to}…beard the lion in his den.
Sir Walter Scott
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The NBA single-season record for most consecutive games giving up 100 or more points in a game is 82, an entire season, done twice, both by the Denver Nuggets, in 1981-82 and 1990-91. The 90-91 team gave up an average of 130.8 points power game, still an NBA record.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
How many presidents of the United States have served as the United States ambassador to Great Britain? – Answer next time!
