The name of this day in March 25, 2023. Soon Ra will begin his chariot ride across our sky providing nourishment to every living thing on Earth. The Sun God goes by many names: Apollo, Amaterasu, Surya, Huitzilopochtli, Lugh, to name a few. It’s no wonder that worshipping the Sun is part of many religions. And, unlike most Gods, everyone can see this one every day. Today is Brother and Sister Day, International Waffle Day, National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy, National Lobster Newburg Day, National Medal of Honor Day, and Pecan Day. A slice of pecan pie does sound good to me. Onto history: On this day in the year 31 according to the calendar-maker Dionysius Exiguus, the 1st Easter was celebrated. On this day in 1199 King Richard I (the Lion Heart) was wounded by a crossbow as he fought the French and died on April 6th. On this day in 1807 the British Parliament abolished the slave trade throughout the British Empire. On this day in 1882 the 1st demonstration of pancake making was held in a department store in NYC. This is the day of the Great Dayton Flood in 1913 when the Great Miami River flooded in what is Ohio’s greatest natural disaster. 437 people died. On this day in 1934 the 1st Augusta National Invitation Tournament was held. It’s now called the Masters. This is the day in 1954 that the first color TV set was sold. Cost was $1,000 and it hand a 12 ½ inch screen. On this day I’ll quote several dead people. The first is Roland Barthes who was a French philosopher who died in 1980. He said, “We know that the war against intelligence is always waged in the name of common sense.” Next is Ishi who was the last known member of the Yahi Indians who were wiped out in the California genocide (never heard of this one? Look it up). Ishi said “If you won’t believe in yourself, who will?” The last one is Larry McMurtry who was a writer who passed in 2021. Larry said, “Yesterday’s gone on down the river and you can’t get it back.” “Nothing good ever comes without a price.” And “Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.” That’s enough information for today. Search on “California Genocide” and you will find something you didn’t know about. Abide.
