We’ve no arrived at Thursday, the 21th day of May 2020. I wonder if any new insights will appear today. Yesterday we learned that the virus isn’t often spread by contact with surfaces. I wonder if Clorox stock will drop? Soon the focus of our 24/7 single issue cable news will turn to economics. I’ll wait and see. Today is Brown Bag It Thursday, Hummus Day, National Apéritif Day, I Need a Patch for That Day, National Waiters and Waitresses Day and National Strawberries and Cream Day. Love hummus and strawberries. I’ll celebrate both today. On day in 1819, the1st bicycles (swift walkers) in US introduced in NYC. They didn’t have pedals. In 1881 American Red Cross founded by Clara Barton who said, “I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them.” This is the day in 1927 that Charles Lindbergh, in the Spirit of St Louis, lands in Paris after the first solo air crossing of Atlantic. In 1932 After flying for 17 hours from Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart lands in Northern Ireland, becoming the 1st transatlantic solo flight by a woman. This is Mr. T’s birthday (1952). He said, “As a kid, I got three meals a day. Oatmeal, miss-a-meal and no meal.” I guess he grew up poor. On this day in 1894 the French Anarchist Émile Henry is executed by guillotine and the age of 24. His last words were “Courage, comrades! Vive l’anarchie!” Émile departed life with some gusto. That’s enough for a Thursday. Stay safe and Abide.
