The sun will rise on March 16, 2023. Ra will take his daily journey chariot ride across our sky as he has done for the last 4.5 billion years. Our lives are short. We don’t last long. Fill every day you get to live with happiness. That’s a good goal. Today is Absolutely Incredible Kid Day, Black Press Day, Companies That Care Day, Everything You Do is Right Day, Freedom of Information Day, Lips Appreciation Day, National Artichoke Heart Day, National Panda Day, and oranges and Lemons Day. Now let’s see what mischief our ancestors got into on this day. In 1190 in York England, Jew sought refuge in Clifford’s Tower from a mob determined to baptism them. 150 Jews were massacred or committed suicide rather than become Christians. On this day in 1802 West Point was established by Congress. On the same day the US Army Corps of Engineers was established for the 2nd time. On this day in 1861 Edward Clark becomes Governor of Texas replacing Sam Houston who refused to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy. This is the day in 1882 that the U.S. Senate ratified the Geneva Convention legitimatizing the Red Cross. On this day in 1945 Wurzburg, Germany was 90% destroyed with 5,000 dead by British bombers in 20 minutes. On this day in 1968 American soldiers killed 400 unarmed Vietnamese civilians in what is known as the My Lai massacre. Today is not a good day for quotes. So, plan C: quotes of the day from Brainy Quotes (one my quote sources). Norman Vincent Peale said, “Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.” Jimmy Dean said, “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” William Thackeray said, “A good laugh is sunshine in the house.” I will end with a quote from Winston Churchill who, in response to a lady commenting on his drinking habit said, “I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning, I will be sober and you will still be ugly.” Enough for today. Abide.
