The Daily Dose/January 2, 2024
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’s holiday isn’t all that great. Today’s Diary.
There wasn’t the veterans service office (VSO) today, but we’d’ve rather gone because boy, this was a lousy day off…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 533 – Pope John II is elected. Born Mercurius in Rome around 475, John is the first pope to choose a new papal name upon elevation to the papacy. History says this was because John deemed it inappropriate for a pope to be named after the pagan god Mercury. John II served until 535 and the the last pope to use his baptismal name was Marcellus II in 1555.
In 1985 – The UNLV Runnin’ Rebels and the Utah State Aggies establish a new NCAA record for most points in a game in a 142-140, triple overtime UNLV win. The teams broke the record of 275 when UNLV defeated Hawaii-Hilo 164-111 in 1976 and the record is now 331 points by Loyola Marymount (181) and US International in January 1985.
In 1988 – The soundtrack to the movie Dirty Dancing by various artists is at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the eighth of 18 non-consecutive weeks. The album went to #1 in six other countries, including New Zealand and Switzerland, peaked at #4 in Great Britain, and was Billboard’s 2nd-biggest album of the year. The album produced four chart singles, including the #1 (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
If you know what you are doing
You will do what is necessary and stop there.
Lao Tzu
The Tao Te Ching, #30
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The first #1 team to play in the Rose Bowl was Ohio State, which beat #17 USC in 20-7 in 1955.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who holds the NCAA all-division record for most points scored in a basketball game? – Answer next time!
