We’re now experiencing August 21 2020. The storms are brewing in the Atlantic. We may have two hurricanes make landfall in the Gulf on the same day which hasn’t happened since 1933. It looks like South Texas and the Florida Panhandle are the likely landing spots. Keep your fingers crossed. Today we don’t have many celebratory events to consider. It’s National Men’s Grooming Day, National Senior Citizens Day, National Spumoni Day and Poets Day. I’ll leave you one of mine at the end of this post. Now onto those interesting footnotes about this day: In 1858 on this day was the 1st of 7 Lincoln-Douglas debates. Douglas was the incumbent Senator and Lincoln his challenger. While Douglas was re-elected, Lincoln created a base for himself when he ran for President two years later. On this day in 1938 Italy bars all Jewish teachers in Public & High School. In 1959 Hawaii becomes the 50th US state. And on this day in 1969 the first Gap clothing store opens on Ocean Avenue in San Francisco. Today is Wilt Chamberlain’s birthday (1936). He was 7’1″, weighed 275 and he’s still is my pick at Center for my all time best basketball team. Wilt said, “Everybody pulls for David, nobody roots for Goliath.” Lots of people died on this date but none that provide any interesting quotes. Now I’ll post a short poem to celebrate Poetry Day. Stay safe and abide.
Sometimes in deep frustration
I say what’s on my mind
Some people think I’m crazy
Some people think I’m fine
I don’t know what the answer is
I’d really like to know
I hope someday I’ll find it
Before I have to go
