The road sign reads, May 8, 2022. Today is Mother’s Day. Mark Twain said, “My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.” That’s my story too. I miss her. Today is Iris Day, National Give Someone a Cupcake Day, National Coconut Cream Pie Day, Victory in Europe Day, No Socks Day, and National Have a Coke Day. Maybe I’ll toast my mom with a rum and coke and quietly celebrate. On this day in 1541, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto landed on the coast of Florida, somewhere between present-day Tampa Bay and Charlotte Harbor. This is the day in 1886 that Jacob’s Pharmacy in Atlanta sold the first Coca-Cola which did contained cocaine. This is the day in 1919 that WWI ended and in 1945 that Germany surrendered to the allies. Finally, this is the day in 1958 that President Eisenhower ordered the National Guard to escort the nine black students into Central High School in Little Rock. Today is the day in 1895 that Fulton J. Sheen was born. He was an archbishop in the Catholic Church and had his own radio program. He said, “Moral principles do not depend on a majority vote. Wrong is wrong, even if everybody is wrong.” In 1873 on this date, John Stuart Mill, English philosopher, political economist dies at the age of 66. He said, “I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.” That’s enough for this day. Abide.
