The Daily Dose/September 28, 2020
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 gets a lot of sleep and has to make a decision.
So I had a choice to make: truncate morning routine and get the walk in or enjoy a proper morning routine and not get the walk in…
Backstairs at the Monte Carlo: There is a rather minor traffic accident on South Drive.
As usual, though, Guy mobilized like it was a four-car pileup, putting Jo(s)e to work and even calling me in from the garage for traffic control while he utilized his two biggest talents, taking command of the routine and schmoozing.
Free Stuff
The same trick the drug dealers use.
Backstairs at the Monte Carlo
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Criminals, Courtesans and Constables
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On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1928 – Alexander Fleming of Great Britain, then a young bacteriologist, finds a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, a discovery that would later turn out to be penicillin. The mold had grown on a plate of staphylococcus bacteria that had been left uncovered and Fleming noticed the mold had killed a variety of bacteria. The discovery ushered in the age of antibiotics and Fleming would later share the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine.
In 1968 – The Atlanta Chiefs earn the first major division professional soccer championship in the US, winning the North American Soccer League (NASL) title. The Chiefs defeated the San Diego Toros 3-0 in the final game of a two-game aggregate goal series the first game of which had been a 0-0 tie. Despite enjoying some popularity in the late 1970s, the NASL folded after the 1984 season, the Chicago Sting winning the last title.
In 1974 – Waylon Jennings is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the only week with I’m a Ramblin’ Man. It was the second of 15 #1 country hit for Jennings, who had first hit the charts in 1964 and the song also peaked at #75 on the Hot 100. The song was written by Ray Pennington, whose own version had peaked at #29 on the country chart in 1967.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
One sometimes finds what one is not looking for. – Alexander Flemming
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
It’s not who you know, but what you know.
The St Louis Browns won their most games in 1922, when they went 93-61, finishing in second place in the American League, one game behind the New York Yankees.
Today’s Stumper
Cheaper than Trivia Night at the bar.
What team won the most North American Soccer League titles? – Answer next time!
