We’re now in the place in space referred to as May 6, 2020. Earth is spinning like a football, orbiting our sun, while our solar system orbits our galaxy and don’t forget that we’re also expanding out into space because of that big bang start we had. You add all those corkscrewing motions together and you’ll find that on this day, we’ll travel 11.83 million miles. May 6th is a big space when viewed far away. Close up, it’s Bike To Work Day (need not apply to retires), Great American Grump Out Day, No Diet Day, National Crêpe Suzette Day, National Nurses Day and National Beverage Day. I’m going with Nurses today. They deserve more than they’re getting. Now let’s browse some history. This is the day in 1626 that Dutch colonist Peter Minuit organizes the purchase of Manhattan Island from Native Americans for 60 guilders worth of goods. On this day in 1837 a blacksmith named John Deere creates the first steel plough in Grand Detour, Illinois. Finally, this is the day in 1937 that the German airship Hindenburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 35 of the 97 on board and 1 on the ground. This is the birthday (1758) of the French revolutionary Maximilien Robespierre who said, “The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.” This is the day in 1862 that Henry David Thoreau stopped living at the young age of 44. He said, “I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.” My feelings exactly. I’ve reached the end of this post. It’s only taken me around 500,000 miles to do it. A good investment of my time. Ya’ll Abide now.
