The milepost reads 11.12.2021. A new day has arrived. Another grain of sand will fall to the top to the bottom of my hourglass. I’ve got 27,923 grains down there. The average (male) hourglass only holds 25,550 grains of sand. I don’t think of myself as being old, I think of myself as being lucky. We have an excellent list of events to consider: November 12th is Chicken Soup For The Soul Day, Fancy Rat And Mouse Day, National French Dip Day, World Happy Hour Day and National Pizza With The Works Except For Anchovies Day. Sounds like a party to me. Now let’s look at our history: On this day in 1775 George Washington forbid recruiting officers from enlisting black men. This is the day in 1859 that Jules Leotard performed his 1st Flying Trapeze circus act (Paris). He also designed garment that bears his name. In 1923 on this day, Adolf Hitler was arrested for attempting to seize power during the “Beer Hall Putsch” coup. This is the day in 1933 that the Nazis received 92% of vote in Germany parliamentary election. Finally, on this day in 1968 the US Supreme Court in Epperson v. Arkansas, declares unconstitutional the Arkansas law banning teaching evolution in public schools. This is the day in 2017 that the gossip columnist Liz Smith died. Not many quotes listed but two are spot on: “Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intended to do” and “no matter who you are or what you plan to do in life, learn to type!” I took typing in my freshman year in Galva Highschool. It has served me well. Today is also the day that we lost Stan Lee who wrote comic books about superheroes. Stan said, “Every day, there’s a new development… There’s no limit to the things that are happening. Stan’s superpower was optimism. Be like Stan. Abide.
