It’s the second day of April 2020. Another day of staying safe awaits. Did you know that if you take 8 tablespoons of a brownie mix and add 3 tablespoons of water, mix and microwave for 75 seconds you will have one of the most delicious desserts ever? You might want to try it. Today the Commission has decreed that April 2nd is International Fact-Checking Day and we all should do more of that. It’s also National Burrito Day, Ferret Day, National Peanut Butter And Jelly Day and Reconciliation Day. I’ll have the peanut butter on homemade toast for breakfast and a burrito for lunch. I’ll celebrate everyone except the ferret. Don’t have one, don’t want one. Now we head down history lane. In 1827 on this day, US inventor Joseph Dixon of Salem, Massachusetts, begins manufacturing lead pencils. In 1877, the 1st Easter egg roll is held on White House lawn. Rutherford Hayes was the President at the time. If you think we have government problems today, you should read about what was happening then. You’ve got the time today to do a bit of research. This is the day in 1863 of the bread revolt in Richmond, Virginia. During the civil war, there were “bread” riots all over the South when a mob made up of mostly women would storm shops and steal food. This is the birthday (1805) of the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. He said, “Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan’s egg.” This is also the day in 1987 that the great jazz drummer Buddy Rich passed away at the age of 69. I saw him play once. He was great. He said, “You only get better by playing”. That applies to most human endeavors. That it for today. May yours be as safe as mine. Abide.
