The Daily Dose/November 18, 2020
By Gaylon Kent
America’s Funniest Guy
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Friends, Leading Off continues to enjoy some well-earned time off.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody: Sparrow has some good strength in the gym.
Strong weight in the gym tonight…I slept a tad longer than ideal for Tuesday (see Sleep Log below) so I made the command decision to truncate morning routine so I could get in the gym by 1930…I moved the upped bench press weight eight times again on the final set, and the upped leg extension weight was moved ten times and everything else was strong, too.
The Bottom Ten/NFL Week 12: Hut, hut, hike, the race for The Dan Henning Trophy – symbolic of NFL Bottom Ten supremacy – rolls on. The Bottom Ten is free this season. Enjoy.
6. Philadelphia Eagles (3-5-1; lost to New York Giants 27-17) – Eagles easily avenge earlier win against Giants, showing mastery of fundamentals with eleven (11) penalties…B-10 pollsters “pretty sure” Eagles first team in danger of earning NFL playoff spot, B-10 medal stand finish in “like, dude, quite a while and stuff”…Next Loss: at Cleveland
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On This Date
The long march to today.
In 1095 – The Council of Clermont begins in Clermont, France, then part of the Duchy of Aquitaine. It was a meeting of clergy and laymen of the Catholic Church called by Pope Urban II, whose call to reclaim the Holy Land from the Muslims resulted in what History refers to as The Crusades. The first crusade resulted in the capture of Jerusalem four years later, generally regarded by the victors as the work of God and spurred further crusades, the final one ending in 1271.
In 1930 – Lorne Chabot becomes the first NHL goaltender to start a season with three consecutive shutouts in a 3-0 win over the Montreal Maroons. Previously, Chabot had shutout the New York Americans in a 0-0 tie on Nov 13 and then shutout the Philadelphia Quakers 4-0 on Nov 15 and the feat has not been duplicated. Toronto got shutouts in their next two games from goalie Benny Grant, setting a team record of five consecutive shutouts that still stands.
In 1978 – Chaka Khan is at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Hot Soul Singles chart – for the second of three consecutive weeks with I’m Every Woman. The song also peaked at #21 on the Hot 100 and #11 in Great Britain. It was the first solo chart single for Khan after several years with the band Rufus and her first of six #1 songs on the soul chart. In 1993 a version by Whitney Houston went to #5 on the soul chart and #4 on the Hot 100 and the song was written by Ashford and Simpson. Chaka Khan’s real name is Yvette Marie Stevens.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
In this troublesome world, we are never quite satisfied.
Abraham Lincoln
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
It’s not who you know, but what you know.
The following cities have served as meeting places of the Continental Congress, Congress of the Confederation and/or the United States Congress over the centuries, some more than once: Philadelphia, Baltimore, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, York, Pennsylvania, Princeton, New Jersey, Annapolis, Maryland, Trenton, New Jersey, New York City, Washington, D.C.
Today’s Stumper
Cheaper than Trivia Night at the bar.
Which goaltender holds the NHL record for most consecutive shutouts? – Answer next time!
