The Earth is now in the time/space of October 4th 2022. Empathy: the ability to share the feelings of another. This morning I woke up wondering what Wallace Henry Hartley was feeling on April 15th, 1912. He was the band leader on the RMS Titanic. I know that’s kind of weird but that’s the way my brain works. I know how it feels to be me but nobody else. I can only guess at what is going on in your head, and I never will. Some mysteries just can’t be solved. Today is Cinnamon Roll Day, International Toot Your Flute Day, National Fruit at Work Day, National Golf Day, National Ships-in-Bottles Day, National Taco Day, and National Vodka Day. That’s a fine list to choose from. Now let’s see what mischief our ancestors got into. On this day in 1537 the Matthew Bible was published. It was the 1st complete Bible in English. On this day in 1648 the 1st volunteer fire service was established in America. On this day in 1854 Abraham Lincoln made his 1st political speech at the Illinois State Fair. This is the day in 1880 that the University of California was founded in Los Angeles. This is the day in 1927 that Gutzon Borglum began sculpting Mr. Rushmore. He would work on it until 1941. This is the day in 1963 that Hurricane Flora killed 6,000 people in Cuba and Haiti. On this day in 1997 the Farm Aid Concert was held in Tinley Park, IL. The dead person for today is Janis Joplin. What a remarkable talent she was. Janis said, “You can destroy your now by worrying about tomorrow.” “Don’t compromise your self, you’re all you got.” “it’s not what isn’t, it’s what you wish was that makes unhappiness.” “Don’t go looking for Mr. Right. Look for Mr. Right now.” I’ll end with the perfect Janis Joplin quote: “I’d rather have ten years of superhypermost than live to be seventy sitting in some goddamn chair watching TV.” I think she got her wish. Abide.
