The celestial mile marker for the 1.6 million miles of space Earth will travel today is 05.22.2022. Another wonderful day is here. It’s Bitcoin Pizza Day, National Buy a Musical Instrument Day, National Vanilla Pudding Day, National Solitaire Day, and Sherlock Holmes Day. I do believe that everyone needs a ukulele. They are easy to play, cheap to buy, provides exercise for your brain and fun. Now some history: On this day in 334 BC the Macedonian army of Alexander the Great defeated the Persian army in the Battle of Granicus. 33,000 men attacked each other will swords, spears, and arrows. What a sight that must have been. On this day in 1761, the first life insurance policy was issued in North America. Did you know that on this date in 1803 the 1st US public library opened in Connecticut? This is also the day in 1807 that Townsend Speakman 1st sold fruit-flavored carbonated drinks in Philadelphia. This is the day in 1931 that canned rattlesnake meat 1st went on sale in Florida. This is the day in 1992 of Johnny Carson’s final appearance as host of “The Tonight Show”. Today we are going to visit the grave of Victor Hugo who was a French poet, novelist and playwright who stopped living on this day in 1868. Here are a few of his insightful quotes: “Don’t educate your children to be rich. Educate them to be happy, so they will know the value of things, not the price.” “I think, therefore I doubt.” “Our mind is enriched by what we receive, our heart by what we give.” The last one is “Go out in the world and work like money doesn’t matter, sing as if no one is listening, love as if you have never been hurt, and dance as if no one is watching.” Abide.
