August 17, 2022. I’m going to start this post with a quote from Buddha: “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” It’s good advice because it eliminates all the ‘could haves’ and ‘should haves’ of the past and all the ‘what ifs’ of the future. Without regrets and worries, you’ve got a better chance to simply enjoy this day which happens to be Baby Boomer Recognition Day, National #2 Pencil Day, National Black Cat Appreciation Day, National I LOVE My Feet Day, National Thrift Shop Day, and National Vanilla Custard Day. On this day in 1590 John White, Governor of Roanoke Island Colony, returned from England to find no trace of the colonists he had left there 3 years earlier. On this day in 1787 the Jews of Budapest were given permission to pray in groups. This is the day in 1883 that the 1st public bathhouse (People’s Bath) opened in NYC. On this day in 1915 Galveston Texas was hit by a hurricane which killed 275. On this day in 1943 the 8th Air Force lost 60 B-17s during a mission to bomb Schweinfurt and Regensburg Germany. This is the day in 1945 that Korea was divided into North and South along the 38th parallel. On this day in 1969 Hurricane Camille hit the Gulf Coast killing 259. The dead person to offer us advice and observation for today is Frederick the Great, King of Prussia who died in 1786 at the age of 74. Frederick said, “the more I see of men, the better I like my dog.” “If soldiers were to begin to think, not one of them would remain in the army.” “A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.” Last one: “The greatest and noblest pleasure which we have in this world is to discover new truths, and the next is to shake off old prejudices.” Abide.
