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The Diary of a Nobody/March 18

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The Daily Dose/Monday, March 18, 2024

The Daily Dose/March 18, 2024
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

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Notes from around the human experience.

GAYLON FOR CONGRESS…VOTE EARLY, VOTE OFTEN: As we like to say on the campaign trail, America has been at war daily for over 30 years and most days since Pearl Harbor in 1941. We’re also fond of saying, usually right after this, that no nation has survived perpetual war and America will not be the exception to that. Eventually it will destroy us. 

Oh, Jesus H: We are comfortable trotting out the above figures regularly, but we got curious about how many years in her history America has spent at war and how many at peace so we did some research. We’re pretty good researchers here, and while we are hardly The All-Knowing, any figures we come up with are entitled to be treated with respect. 

Let’s Open The Manhole Cover, Shall We?: The numbers aren’t pretty. From the first shots of the American Revolution in 1775 to today, America has been at war for 206 of  249 years. That’s a lot of war. Put another way, America has known only 43 years of peace in almost 250 years of existence.  

Dry, Technical Matter: Since 1789, when our current Constitution was ratified and gave Congress the exclusive power to declare war, they have done so eleven times, despite the fact the US has fought over one hundred wars in that span. These figures include wars with the Indians and occupations of other countries. 

FunFact: Congress last declared war in June 1942, when it declared war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania. 

The Bottom Line: It’s time to declare war on war because an America butting in all over the world simply is not sustainable. The time has come for an America that is at peace both with itself and with the rest of the world. The time has come for an America that gives other nations the dignity of handling their affairs without the benefit of US interference. The time has come to see the planet that would be produced by an America at peace.  

Today At The Site
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The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow is back in the gym after a lousy week of nutrition. Today’s Diary. 

The only possible way this could’ve been worse is if we’d been standing post inside a Sin City buffet…

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In 1865 – The Congress of the Confederate States of America adjourns for the last time, in Richmond, Virginia. The House had a light agenda – appropriate for a nation that had less than a month of existence left – and the final entry in the official journal read “The hour of 2 o’clock having arrived, The Speaker announced that the House stood adjourned sine die”, a Latin phrase meaning a day of reconvening had not been set. 

In 1892 – Lord Stanley of Preston, then the governor-general of Canada, presents a silver cup to be given to Canada’s amateur hockey team. Originally the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup, it is now known as the Stanley Cup and names from the winning teams have been engraved on the Cup since 1924, with the oldest band being replaced roughly every 13 years. Lord Stanley died in 1908 having never seen a game played for his Cup, nor did he ever present it. 

In 1989 – Ricky Van Shelton is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the only week with From a Jack to a King.  It was the fifth of 22 Top 40 country hits for Van Shelton, his sixth of 16 Top 10 hits, and his fifth of ten #1s. The song also went #1 country in Canada and in 1963 a version by Ned Miller went #2 country and peaked at #6 on the Hot 100. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

When the room was falling in you needed a tiler and not a prophet.
Morris West
The Clowns of God

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

Billboard’s #1 soul hit was Good Times by Chic, which spent six weeks at #1. 

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What team has won the Stanley Cup the most times? – Answer next time!

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The Diary of a Nobody/March 17

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The Daily Dose/Sunday, March 17, 2024

The Daily Dose/March 17, 2024
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

The Sunday Bottom 5
A ranking of some things.

1. DartmouthUsually staid Ivy League school at center of paying athletes imbroglio as guy basketball players vote to unionize…Sunday Bottom Pollsters “pretty sure” most college athletes don’t want to be school employees, but college sports make money and they’re entitled to their share of it. 

2. Biden/Trump II: The Rematch Coming this November to a ballot box near you, it’s Perpetual War vs. Perpetual Ignorance…Sunday Bottom 5 pollsters “strongly suspect” no living American has ever had two worse choices for the presidency. 

3. Mass shootings The 3-hole staple…2024 mass shooting numbers – defined as a shooting with at least four (4) or more casualties – continue to trend lower, with only six (6) shootings, eight (8) deaths, 21 (21) injuries, four (4) arrests, this past week…With presidential election this year that will in no way be divisive or contentious, these numbers may well continue to decrease.  

4. USA! USA! – Forget two elderly candidates starting to lose their marbles, biggest threat to US is almost 80 years of non-stop warfare…No nation has survived perpetual war and US will not be the first…We have until this half-century is out – maybe – to stop this before America implodes.  

5. Joe Biden Fact Check With Donald Trump Fact Check Desk still ramping up for 24/7 operation, President Biden takes misinformation cake this week, hardly for the first time…Click here…Courtesy of the AP.  

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

Yay for the return of Read Free Sunday (RFS) at The Diary. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow rakes in the cash. Today’s Diary. 

We did make a $10 gratuity tonite, from this loud, clueless broad who pestered us for most of an hour…

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In 1973 – A photograph featuring a former American POW reuniting with his family that would later win the Pulitzer Prize is taken at Travis Air Force Base in Northern California. The photo was of Lt. Col. Robert Stirm with his family, led by 15-year-old daughter Lorrie, running toward him. Three days earlier, upon his release from captivity, Stirm had received a Dear John letter from his wife, who was also in attendance. The photograph was taken by Associated Press photographer Slava Vedder. 

In 1876 – Marshall Brooks of Great Britain becomes the first man to jump higher than 6 feet, at a meet in Oxford, England. Brooks jumped 1.83 meters – 6 feet, 0 inches – to break the mark of 1.80 meters (5 feet 9 inches) he had established the year before, which was later tied. The current world record is 8 feet, .25 inches, by Javier Sotomayor in 1993. 

In 1979 – Instant Funk is at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart – then known as the Hot Soul Singles chart – for the second of three non-consecutive weeks with I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl). It was the first of nine soul hits for the group, their first of three Top 40 soul hits, and remains their only #1. The song also peaked at #20 on the Hot 100 and went to #1 on Billboard’s disco chart. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

I can be silenced, not by enemies, not by authority – but by my own comfortable indifference.
Morris West
The Clowns of God

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

There were twelve Gemini flights – ten manned – between 1965 and 1966. 

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What was Billboard’s #1 soul hit of 1979? – Answer next time!

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The Diary of a Nobody/March 16

Sure, Read Free Sunday (RFS) at The Diary is a thing today.

It’s Sparrow, an average man passing an average life…

Saturday, March 16
The Assistant Front Desk Manager (AFDM) was a font of information when we reported for duty at the hotel tonite…First, he pointed out the new sign-in procedure for The System…Actually, the procedure is the same, but we were asked to set up a couple of security questions in case The System ever felt the need to ask them to us…Because the only security question that makes sense to us involves names, we chose our father’s first name and our boyhood nickname. 

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The Daily Dose/Saturday, March 16, 2024

The Daily Dose/March 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 registers for a political convention. Today’s Diary. 

When we first went, it was in a conference room at a big hotel and ran from Friday thru Sunday…This year it’s at the local Masonic lodge on Saturday and Sunday morning and if this keeps up we’ll be able to hold it here at The Shire in a few years…

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In 1966 – Gemini VIII, with Neil Armstrong and David Scott aboard, launches from Cape Kennedy on Florida’s east coast. History remembers the flight for conducting the first docking of two spacecraft and for the capsule turning over and over, which required the mission to be aborted, with the crew returning safely to Earth. Armstrong later become the first human to walk on the moon, while Scott was the seventh. 

In 1872 – The oldest soccer competition in the world is played for the first time, when the Wanderers defeat the Royal Engineers 1-0 in the first Football Association (FA) Cup at Kennington Oval in London. The tournament had begun the previous November with 15 teams, four of which still exist. The FA was formed in 1863, and Arsenal, which competes in England’s Premier League, has won the most FA Cups with 14. 

In 1956 – Tab Hunter is at #1 on Billboard’s Best Sellers in Stores chart – a predecessor to the Hot 100 – for the third of four consecutive weeks with Young Love. The song also went to #1 on Billboard’s Most Played by Jockeys, and Most Played in Jukeboxes charts and was Hunter’s only #1 pop song. The song also went to #1 in Great Britain and peaked at #9 on Billboard’s Best Sellers chart.  Versions by Sonny James, the Crew Cuts, Donny Osmond, and Lesley Gore have also hit Billboard pop charts over the years. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

There’s nobody more dangerous than a sincere visionary.
Morris West
The Clowns of God

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

Larry Holmes’ last professional fight was against Eric Esch, AKA Butterbean. He won a 10-round unanimous decision in 2002 and retired with a 69-6 career record.

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The Diary of a Nobody/March 15

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The Daily Dose/Friday, March 15, 2024

The Daily Dose/March 15, 2024
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

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Notes from around the human experience.

Leading Off will return.

Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually. 

The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow forks over for a professional resume. Today’s Diary. 

Well, we got the first draft of The New Sparrow Resume (TNSR) back today, and good gravy, [she] made me look like Shakespeare…

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In 1820 – Maine is admitted as the 23rd state of the Union. Long an English colony, Maine had been part of Massachusetts since 1691, when it was organized as York County. The British had attempted to lay claim to portions of the area for years, and Maine’s status wasn’t completely solidified until after the Revolution. It was admitted as part of the Missouri Compromise as a free state, which later admitted Missouri as a slave state. 

In 1985 – Larry Holmes retains the IBF heavyweight title with 10th-round TKO of David Bey at the Riviera in Las Vegas. It was the 19th defense of the title Holmes had first won in 1978 when he won the WBC title in 1978, a he vacated in 1983 after a dispute over a mandatory defense. Holmes had been issued the inaugural IBF title in 1983, holding it until losing to Michael Spinks in 1985. It was the only title fight for Bey, who died at age 60 in 2017. 

In 2014 – Pharrell Williams is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second of ten consecutive weeks with Happy. It was the second of 17 Top 40 hits for Williams and his first of four #1s. The song also went to #1 in 23 other countries, including Russia, Norway, and Great Britain, was in its fourth of twelve consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard’s soul chart, was its #1 pop and soul song of the year, and it’s 21sts-biggest pop song of the decade. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you’ll never enjoy the sunshine.
Morris West
The Clowns of God

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

Elvis Presley’s first #1 song on a Billboard country chart was I Forgot To Remember To Forget, which went to #1 on the Best Sellers in Stores chart in February 1956. It later went to #1 on the Most Played In Juke Boxes country chart and did not chart on a Billboard pop chart. 

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The Diary of a Nobody/March 14

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The Daily Dose/Thursday, March 14, 2024

The Daily Dose/March 14, 2024
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™

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Notes from around the human experience.

CAPSULE OLD TV WESTERN REVIEW: Tales of Wells Fargo, starring Dale Robertson: We keep some pretty odd hours here, and there have been times over the past few years when we find ourselves with some idle hours to kill. Sometimes these hours are killed by binge-watching old TV shows, a practice that has varied between old favorites and new-to-us stuff. Tales of Wells Fargo was new to us. 

Dry, Technical Matter: It interested us because we used to drive an armored truck, so we can relate to transporting valuables, though we have zero experience in gun fights. Or in fist fights, for that matter. 

Back On Message: The main character is Jim Hardie, a special investigator for Wells Fargo at the time around the Civil War, who investigates robberies, murders, and other protocol violations against Wells Fargo stages, way stations, and offices. He is brilliantly played by Dale Robertson: Hardie is brave, honest, stalwart, and true, exactly the person we’d like to be if we were in the same situation. Like all Westerns of the era, there are many gun and fist fights, the hero is seldom shot, and he always gets his man.

Lights…Camera…Action: There is no shortage of actors who latter become famous making guest appearances, too. James Coburn, Jim Davis, Jack Nicholson, and Michael Landon, among others, are all seen when they are very young. Our favorote guest star was Edward Platt, the future chief of CONTROL in Get Smart, who makes three appearances, all as Doc Bell. 

LOL: There was one really funny line: Hardie and someone else are staking out a cabin they know has outlaws in it. The guy asks if Hardie knows they did it:

Well, I don’t have a signed confession, but they did it. 

Get Your Official Daily Dose Rating Scale Right Here: A – The very best; B- Very good; C – Good; D – OK; F – A steaming pile. 

Final Rating: B – Tales of Wells Fargo ran for six seasons, from 1957-62. The first four seasons were brilliant. In season 5 they start running out of ideas and there are more show tunes than were useful. This problem was mitigated somewhat in the final season, when the show was colorized, extended to an hour, and Hardie was given a base of operations in a small town, probably in California, though this is never specified. 

The Bottom Line: Had seasons five and six been as good as the first four, it would’ve been entitled to a higher rating but it hung on a couple of seasons too long. We’re not complaining about that, however, because Jim Hardie is a memorable character. 

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The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow screws up the weight on the final set of the bench press. Today’s Diary. 

…at first, we thought we were stronger than usual…Long about the eighth rep we started strongly suspecting something was up and when we blew thru the tenth rep we were sure of it.

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In 1964 – Jack Ruby is found guilty of murdering Lee Harvey Oswald while Oswald was in custody following his arrest for assassinating President John F Kennedy. Ruby had pleaded insanity and would later be sentenced to death. The conviction was overturned by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeal for, among other things, an oral confession that should not have been admitted despite the fact there were photographs and video coverage of Ruby shooting Oswald. Ruby died in custody before his second trial could begin and legally died unconvicted. His real name was Jacob Rubenstein. 

In 1962 – Wilt Chamberlain concludes one of the greatest regular seasons in NBA history in a 119-115 win over the Chicago Packers. Chamberlain played 53 minutes and had 34 points, giving him averages of 50.4 points and 48.5 minutes per game, both NBA records that still stand. The Warriors defeated the Syracuse Nationals in the first round of the playoffs, before losing to the Boston Celtics in the conference finals. The Packers became the Baltimore Bullets, now the Washington Wizards, in 1963. 

In 1981 – Elvis Presley is at #1 on Billboard’s country chart – then known as the Hot Country Singles chart – for the only week with Guitar Man. It was a rerecording of the song Elvis had first released in 1967 and that had been written, and also released as a single, by Jerry Reed. It was the eleventh and final #1 country hit for Elvis, the song also peaked at #28 on the Hot 100, and remains Elvis’ last appearance at #1 on a Billboard singles chart. 

Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.

He preferred the comfort of a familiar hearth to the solitude of the innovator.
Morris West
The Clowns of God

Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.

The Chicago/St Louis/Arizona Cardinals have won two NFL titles, in 1925 and 1947. 

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