It’s the 24th day of January and Central Florida has gone from chilly to cold. It’s 30 degrees this morning. We usually get one blast of winter to remind us of what we’re missing. This is it. I will wear two t shirts instead of one. I will enjoy the novelty of cold weather in the sunshine state. Today is Beer Can Appreciation Day. I do appreciate them when they are full and icy cold. It’s also Belly Laugh Day, National Just Do It Day, National Compliment Day, National Lobster Thermidor Day, National Eskimo Pie Patent Day, National Peanut Butter Day and Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day. I like all of them. Say Dagnabbit (think Gabby Hays) like a grizzled prospector might say? It’s a good list. Now to the past: This is the date in 41 that Claudius succeeds his nephew Caligula as Roman Emperor after Caligula was assassination by officers of the Praetorian Guard. Caligula was hated by everyone it seems. He declared that he was a living God and often said, “Remember that I have the right to do anything to anybody” and “Let them hate me as long as they fear me”. In 1679 King Charles II disbanded the English parliament. Kings can do that. In 1848 James Marshall found gold in Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California and the Gold Rush began. In 1922, the Eskimo Pie patented by Christian K Nelson of Iowa. On this date in 1972 Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi was found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II. ON this day in 1986 L. Ron Hubbard, the since fiction writer and founder of Scientology died at the age of 74. He said, “Never regret yesterday. Life is in you today and you make your tomorrow.” He also said, “You don’t get rich writing science fiction. If you want to get rich, you start a religion.” This is also the day that Winston Churchill died in 1965. I’ll end with a few quotes from this great man: “I no longer listen to what people say, I just watch what they do. Behavior never lies.” “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. “You can always count on Americans to do the right thing – after they’ve tried everything else.” With that, Dagnabbit, I’ll start my day. Abide.