The milepost reads 11.02.2021. Yesterday I got a reminder of how fortunate I am. I met a lady who has lung cancer. I’m pretty sure her roller coaster ride is pulling into the station. Today I won’t complain about anything. I’ve got good health. In the words of Joe Walsh, “Life’s been good to me so far.” It’s Cookie Monster Day, National Deviled Eggs Day, Plan Your Epitaph Day, Look For Circles Day, All Souls Day, Election Day and Practice Being Psychic Day. Deviled eggs are good to me. I’m not a good psychic. Now to this date’s history. On this day in 1859, John Brown was found guilty of murder, conspiring slaves to revolt and treason against Virginia and was sentenced to hang. This day in 1889 North Dakota becomes 39th & South Dakota becomes 40th state in the United States. On this day in 1917 In WWI the 1st US soldiers were killed in combat: James Gresham, Thomas Enright and Merle Hay. This is the day in 1944 that Auschwitz started gassing inmates. Today is Daniel Boone’s birthday (1734). Danial said that “All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse and a good wife”. He also said, “no, I never did get lost, but I was bewildered for three days once.” This is the day in 1950 that the life of George Bernard Shaw ended. He was an Irish playwright, critic and political activist. Here are several of his insightful quotes: “We don’t stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing.” “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself” and “Write your sad times in sand, write your good times in stone.” Abide.
