It’s December 30th, 2022. Tomorrow at the stroke of midnight, we’re going to begin a new year. I intend to become better at ignoring the media manipulation, the chaos, and the polarizing politics. My goal is happiness. Since I can’t change the world, but I can change the way I look at it. This day is Festival of Enormous Changes At The Last Minute, Bacon Day, National Bicarbonate of Soda Day, No Interruptions Day, and Falling Needles Family Fest Day. The falling needles fest is about getting rid of your Christmas Tree before you burn your house down. I’m going with bacon. Now to the history of this date: In 1809 the wearing of masks at balls was forbidden in Boston because the city fathers were worried that sexual promiscuity would happen if people’s identity were concealed. In 1903 an electric arc lamp set fire to Iroquois theater in Chicago leaving 602 dead in one of the deadliest blazes in American history. On this day in 1922 the USSR is formally proclaimed in Moscow. On this day in 1924 astronomer Edwin Hubble announced the existence of other galactic systems at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society. In 1936 the United Auto Workers stage 1st sit-down strike, at Fisher Body Plant. On this day in 1941 Winston Churchill in a speech before the Canadian Parliament says that Britain will never surrender to “Hitler and his Nazi gang” and that “they have asked for total war. Let us make sure they get it.” On this day in 1936 at the age of 70, Rudyard Kipling, a poet, and author of The Jungle Book and Treasure Island drew his last breath. Some of Rudyard quotes are, “I keep 6 honest men serving me (they taught me all I know): their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and Who.” “An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.” “I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.” I’ll wrap up this post with “A man can never have too much red wine, too many books or too much ammunition.” Abide.
