August 26th arrived as we slept last night. It will exist for 24 hours and then like its predecessors, it will quietly pass into history. This day gets one day to existence. Like the May Fly, a day’s life is short. I’m going to do my best to make 8/26/2021 a good day for me. What you decide to do with it is up to you. You can use it to celebrate Make Your Own Luck Day, Musical Yoga Day, National Cherry Popsicle Day, National Web Mistress Day, Thoughtful Thursday, National Toilet Paper Day, Women’s Equality Day, National Dog Day and National Burger Day. Now let’s see what happened on this date. In 1843 Charles Thurber patents the typewriter. In 1873 the first free kindergarten in the U.S. started by Susan Blow in Carondelet Missouri. In 1874, 16 blacks were taken from the Gibson County Jail in Trenton, Tennessee by a masked mob of 400 whites and lynched. No one was ever charged with a crime. On this day in 1907 Harry Houdini escapes from chains underwater at Aquatic Park in 57 seconds. Finally, in 1968 “Hey Jude” is released by the Beatles. Today is Mother Teresa’s birthday. She said, “There is no key to happiness; the door is always open” and “Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin”. On this day in 1910, the philosopher, historian and psychologist, William James died. William said, “Our view of the world is truly shaped by what we decide to hear” and “Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.” Wow. Makes me wonder who I am. You now have some food for thought. Abide.
