Here we are. We just entered October 1, 2020, 7 hours ago. By my count, we only have 737 hours to go. I hope to be in a position to say, “well, that was interesting”, when this month ends. When that happens, we’ll be in November and the fat lady won’t be singing for several weeks. We are in the present and this day has lots of things to consider: International Day of Older Persons (that would be me), Less Than Perfect Day (me again), International Music Day, International Racoon Appreciation Day, National Black Dog Day, Model T Day, World Vegetarian Day and my pick, National Poetry Day. Now to the what happened part of this post. On this day in 1837 the “Racer’s” Hurricane hit from Mexico and moved up the coast of Texas and into the Florida. On this day in 1864 a cyclone strikes Calcutta and 70,000 are killed. This is the day in 1888 that the National Geographic magazine is published for the 1st time. In 1893 the 3rd worst hurricane in US history kills 1,800 in Mississippi. In 1908 on this day, Henry Ford introduces the Model T which costs $845. Today is the birthday (1881) of William Boeing who was born in Detroit. I would have expected him to go into the car business. He said in 1929, “They will someday regard airplane travel to be as commonplace and incidental as train travel.” This is also the day that E.B. White, who wrote Charlotte’s Web stopped living at the age of 86. He said, “Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it.” I’ll end this post with a poem I wrote because it is Poetry Day. Stay safe and Abide
Ode to the Toad
Who was squashed on the road
Wouldn’t have happened if he’d knowed
Consequences he’d been showed
Alternatives been bestowed
He’s have found another mode
To get across that road.
The crow smiles
Life is good.
