June 2, 2020 is here. I haven’t looked at the news yet so I don’t know what chaos happened after 9 PM. I hope nothing. I want to start by being grateful to everyone one who acknowledged my birthday. It is a miracle that I/we exist. The odds are a ten followed by 2,640,000 zeroes to 1. Anyone who tells you they are unlucky, doesn’t understand that they’ve won the biggest prize in the universe: life. I’m glad to be a winner because I can celebrate American Indian Citizenship Day, I Love My Dentist Day, National Rocky Road Day, National Rotisserie Chicken Day and National Bubba Day. When we became grandparents, we picked the names we’d like to be called by our grandchildren. Waste of time because our first one, Colten decided I was Bubba and that was that. It seems that I get two special days in a row. Who knew? This is the day in 455 that King Gaiseric and the Vandals sacked and looted Rome for 14 days. On this day in 1763 was Pontiac’s Rebellion. At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison’s attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort. Sneaky! On this day in 1896 Guglielmo Marconi applies to patent the radio, accepted 2 July 1897. Today is the birthday (1740) of the infamous Marquis de Sade, French philosopher and writer. He said, “In order to know virtue, we must first acquaint ourselves with vice.” This is the day in 1913 that Alfred Austin, English poet laureate dies at 78. He has one quote I like “Public opinion is no more than this: what people think that other people think.” In times like this, this is a good quote to remember. Now, I’m going to start reading about what happened last night. Stay safe and Abide.
