We will rotate into the sun soon on this 5th day of December, 2019. I woke up with Rod Stewart singing Maggie May this morning “Wake up Maggie, I think I’ve got something to say to you”. So, who was Maggie May? According to Wikipedia, she was the first women Rod had a relationship with. I thought so. I’m learning the song and that’s what the song is about. Pretty cool way to wake up. Now let’s see what the Commission has for us on this brand new day: It’s Bathtub Party Day? Krampusnacht?? National Blue Jeans Day, Repeal Day and National Sacher Torte Day. Explanations are in order. On Bathtub Party Day you’re supposed to invite someone over to have a party in your bathtub. I think I’ll leave that one to people who still look good naked. Krampusnacht is a demon who prowls Central Europe around Christmas trying to steal children. He’s the anti Santa. No party there. The Repeal Day is the end of Prohibition. That’s worth throwing a party. Now onto the history of today. In 63 BC Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. I’ll get back to Cicero. In 1349 500 Jews of Nuremberg massacred during Black Death riots. Jews were blamed for everything bad in Europe for centuries. In 1893 and electric car was built at the Dixon Carriage works in Toronto and could go 15 miles between charges. In 1908 the 1st football uniform numerals were used at the University of Pittsburgh. In 1932 German physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa to enter America. Finally, in 1933 Prohibition ends when 21st Amendment to the US Constitution ratified. You can never successfully fight human nature. Now back to Cicero. There’s lots of quotes from this man. To me, he’s proof that humans aren’t much smarter today than they were 2,000 years ago. “To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.” “It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own” And “Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.” Smart guy. I’d like to spend an afternoon with him. Have a good day. My expectation is that today will be special. Beware of the Krampusnacht. They could have climbed over the wall in Texas. Make sure to Abide.
