Here we are in March 28, 2021. So far it’s been a pretty good month. The vaccines are becoming more available by the day. We have every reason to be optimistic. In a few months, banks will once again post signs saying no masks allowed. In the meantime, It’s Eat An Edy’s Pie Day, Respect Your Cat Day, National Neighbor Day, National Something On a Stick Day (corn dog perhaps?), National Black Forest Cake Day and Weed Appreciation Day. Moving on. In 845 Paris was sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok. My son who has done the research tells me that Ragnar and I are probably related. Very cool. In 1797, Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire patented a washing machine. On this day in 1866, the first ambulance went into service. In 1972 on this date, Wilt Chamberlain played his last pro basketball game. He said, “Everybody pulls for David, nobody roots for Goliath” Finally, this is the day in 2009 that the first cases of H1N1 swine flu in the United States occur in two people in California. 20% of us were infected and the death rate was .02%. This is the day that Ike died in 1969. Lots of great quotes to choose from. I like this one: “The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.” I’ll end this post with my favorite Ike quote: “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.” Ya’ll Abide now..
