Welcome to November 6, 2020. A brand new, never been worn, fresh day to do with as we will. My advice to you is to let go, walk away, forget about the yesterdays and focus on today. I’ve been mentioning the negatives, and we have lots of big ones, but I’m not going there today. I’m going to focus on the positive. I’m alive. I get to live this day. I’ve got enough food, friends, ukuleles and rum to make this a very good day. And, to put frosting on my cake, today is Basket Ball Day, Fountain Pen Day, Love Your Lawyer Day, Marooned Without A Compass Day, National Saxophone Day and my pick…. National Nachos Day. I am definitely going to make some nachos today. Now to the history of this day. In 1528 Shipwrecked Spanish conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca becomes first known European to set foot in Texas. What happened to him? Turns out that he and 3 other people survived and 8 years later made their way to Mexico City. It’s a good google read. This is the day in 1860 that Lincoln is elected as the 16 President. This day in 1917 the Bolshevik revolution begins with bombardment of the Winter Palace in Petrograd. In 1928 on this date Colonel Jacob Schick patents 1st electric razor. This is the day in 1945 that the House Committee on Un-American Activities begins investigation of 7 radio commentators. Today is the birthday of Jeanette Schmid, Austrian transsexual professional whistler, born in Volary, Sudetenland. His/her stage name was Baroness Lips von Lipstrill. No quotes provided. This is also the day that George Williams, founder of the YMCA died. He said, “Most evolving lineages, human or otherwise, when threatened with extinction, don’t do anything special to avoid it.” That seems to be a true statement. That’s enough for this day. Try and make some happiness. Eat some nachos and abide.
