The Daily Dose/July 25, 2023
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off remains in time-out.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow is fairly busy at the VSO. Today’s Diary.
(By the by, in deference to the acoustics in the new building, and in the interests of privacy, we closed the door for Rick’s appointment, with Paula later saying she could only hear what was said if she really “worked at it and paid attention”.)
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 315 – The Arch of Constantine opens in Rome. Construction had started in 312, following Constantine’s victory in the Battle of Milvian Bridge and Constantine’s Arch still stands, next to the Colosseum, though it is fenced off now. The arch has inspired several other arches over the centuries, including the Brandenberg Gate in Potsdam, The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, and Union Station in Washington, D.C. Constantine served as Roman emperor from 306-337.
In 2021 – The US’s 25-game winning streak in men’s Olympic basketball ends with an 83-76 loss to France at Tokyo Summer Olympics. It was the first loss for the Americans since a semifinal defeat to Argentina in the 2004 Athens Games, and the US would come back to defeat France in the gold medal game 87-82. The US has a 143-6 record in Olympic play and has won 16 gold medals.
In 1971 – Paul Revere & the Raiders is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the only week with Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian). It was the fifth and final Top 10 hit for the group and remains their only #1 song. The song also peaked at #2 in Canada, was Billboard’s 6th-biggest song of the year, and the story that songwriter John D Loudermilk was rescued in a blizzard by Cherokee Indians and wrote the song as a tribute to them appears to be a tale spun by Loudermilk. A version by Don Fardon peaked at #20 in 1968.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
I grew fond of her company, and at this time being under no religious restraints, I attempted familiarities (another erratum), which she repulsed with proper resentment.
Benjamin Franklin
Autobiography
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
The Olympic marathon record is 2 hours, 6 minutes, 32 seconds by Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya, at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who was the lead singer of Paul Revere & the Raiders and what Top 10 song did he later have as a solo act? – Answer next time!
