Yesterday has turned into October 26, 2020. Only a few more days to go before November which I view with trepidation (a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen). The Dali Lama has said that if something can be fixed, there’s no need to worry and if something can’t, worrying will do no good. So, might as well just move on and focus on today, which is Horseless Carriage Day, National Day Of The Deployed, National Mincemeat Day, National Mule Day, Worldwide Howell At The Moon Day and my pick, Texas Chicken Fried Steak Day. Perhaps they aren’t as good as a prime cut cooked to 132 degrees and then seared in butter but the chicken fried kind are good too. Now to history. On this day in 1492, lead in the form of graphite is first used in pencils. This is the day in 1825 the Erie Canal between Hudson River & Lake Erie opens. In 1861 on this day the Pony Express (Missouri to California) ends after 19 months. This is the day in 1881 that the Gunfight at the OK Corral is fought. On this day in 1949 President Harry Truman increases minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents. Lastly, in 1950 on this day Mother Teresa founds the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India. This is the birthday of Evo Morales, the 1st Indigenous President of Bolivia. Evo said, “We Indians are Latin America’s moral reserve. We act according to a universal law that consists of three basic principles: do not steal, do not lie and do not be idle.” I can agree with those principles. That’s enough for this day. Abide.