The Daily Dose/July 16, 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 anticipates seeing a girl at the gym. Today’s Diary.
Hell, we did everything but put on cologne and a blazer…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1935 – The first parking meter goes live in Oklahoma City. The meter was known as the Park-O-Meter and was located at the southeast corner 1st Street and Robinson Avenue, with parking costing five cents – about a dollar in today’s money – for one hour. In the 1920s, Charles Babson filed various patents for the parking meter, though he was not involved in its development, with History generally crediting that to Oklahoma lawyer and newspaper publisher Carl Magee.
In 1993 – Darren Lewis of the San Francisco Giants establishes a new major league record for most consecutive errorless games by an outfielder in a 4-2 win over the New York Mets. Lewis played in his 267th consecutive errorless game to break the record of 266 established by Don Demeter from 1961-62. Lewis would play in 369 consecutive errorless games until June 30, 1994, and the record is now 398 by Nick Markakis from 2012-15,
In 1977 – Shaun Cassidy is at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the only week with Da Doo Ron Ron. The song also went to #1 in Canada, was Billboard’s 45th-biggest song of the year, was the second of three Top 10 hits for Cassidy, and remains his only #1 song. In 1963 a version by the Crystals went to #3 on the Hot 100 and peaked at #5 on Billboard’s soul chart.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Ask what you need to be happy. Then ask yourself how you can easily achieve some small part of your happiness. Repeat that every day and after a year, you’ll pile up a considerable amount.
Deng Ming-Dao
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Billboard’s #1 country song of 1972 was My Hang-Up Is You by Freddie Hart, which spent six weeks at #1.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
Who hold the major league record for most errors in a game by an outfielder? – Answer next time!
