This day is called December 3rd, 2022. We have another beautiful day to live, especially so if you live where I do. Sunshine and a high of 80 degrees. Hard to beat. We pay the dues during the summer to live this kind of winter. Today is Coats & Toys for Kids Day, Earmuff Day, Global Fat Bike Day, International Spirit of the Game Day, Let’s Hug Day, Make a Gift Day, my favorite: National Apple Pie Day, National Green Bean Casserole Day, National Rhubarb Vodka Day, and National Roof-Over-Your-Head Day. On this day in 1586 Sir Thomas Herriot brought potatoes from Columbia to introduce them to England. On this day in 1685 Charles ll banned Jews from settling in Stockholm, Sweden. On this day in 1868 the 1st blacks serve on a US trail jury. It was the trail of Jefferson Davis. On this day in 1919 neon lights were first publicly displayed. The event was the Paris Auto Show. On this day in 1931 Alka Seltzer was first sold. On this day in 1956 Wilt Chamberlain made played his first game in college. He scored 52 points, grabbed 31 rebounds in an 87 to 69 Kansas win over Northwestern. In 1967 on this day a failed assassination attempt on Bob Marley and the Wailers was made in Jamaica. This is the day in 1984 when a Union Carbide pesticide plant leaked 45 tons of toxic compounds in Bhopal, India killing 2,259 and injuring half a million people. Today’s dead person is the author Robert Louis Stevenson. He said, “Make the most of the best and the least of the worst.” “Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences.” “The person who has stopped being thankful has fallen asleep in life.” “Make up your mind to be happy. Learn to find pleasure in simple things.” I’ll end this post with “Since hate poisons the soul, don’t cherish enmities or grudges: avoid people who make you unhappy.” I would have gotten along very well with Mr. Stevenson. Abide.
