Today is March 29, 2022. It will be difficult to be a better day than yesterday. The Dramamine and the fish cooperated to make a fine memory. Today we can celebrate National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day, Mom and Pop Small Business Day, National Vietnam War Veterans Day, Smoke and Mirrors Day and Piano Day. Please pass me the lemon cake. Historically speaking, this is the day in 845 that Paris was sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok. My son tells me that Ragnar and I are related. On this is the day in 1806 construction was authorized for the Cumberland Road which was the first United States federal highway. In 1852, Ohio made it illegal for children under 18 and women to work more than 10 hours a day. On this day in 1929 President Herbert Hoover had the 1st telephone installed in the Oval Office. In 1943 on this day, meat, butter, and cheese were rationed in US during WW II. Lastly, this is the day in 1974 that a Chinese farmer discovered the Terracotta Army near Xi’an, 8,000 clay warrior statues buried to guard the tomb of China’s 1st emperor, Qin Shi Huang. This is the day in 1945 that Hunter “Patch” Adams was born. He is the doctor that Robin Williams played in the movie “Patch Adams” Patch said, “At the age of 18, I made up my mind to never have another bad day in my life. I dove into a endless sea of gratitude from which I’ve never emerged.” This is the day in 2014 that Maya Angelou took the off ramp of life. She said, “At the end of the day people won’t remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.” Both of those quotes are insightful. A good way to end this post. Abide
