It is now the 5th day of August 2020. The person who posted the Australian spider web pictures is partially responsible for a fitful night’s sleep. I’m now ready to face this new day. We’ve never been to the part of space before. I need to remind myself that I’m flying through space on a big round ball with a thin atmosphere at 490,000 miles an hour. A spider doesn’t sound so bad now. Today is Green Peppers Day, International Traffic Light Day, National Underwear Day, Work Like A Dog Day, and my pick, National Oyster Day. Like them raw, deep fried and char grilled. Yum. On this day in 1861 the US Army abolishes flogging. Think about that. This is the day in 1864 during the battle of Mobile Bay, that Rear Admiral Farragut yells, “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!” On this day in 1914 the 1st electric traffic light is installed on the corner of East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1966 on this day, Martin Luther King Jr. stoned during a Chicago march. This is the day in 1967 that Bobby Gentry releases her only hit “Ode to Billy Joe”. This is Neil Armstrong’s birthday. He said, “the Eagle has landed” from the moon. He also said, “I am, and ever will be, a white socks, pocket protector, nerdy engineer.” This is also the day in 1962 that Marilyn Monroe is found dead of a drug overdose at 36. She said, “We should all start to live before we get too old.” I agree. There you have it. That’s enough for this day. Stay safe, wear the damn mask. Abide.
