It’s now November 4th, 2023. I say “Fantastic” to everyone when they ask me “how are you doing today?” 15 years ago, I was nearly killed in a head on collision that didn’t happen, which is a story for another time. Because the Reaper missed, In my mind, every day is a second chance, another bite of the apple, a new opportunity to do something new and be a better version of me. Yesterday was a great, fun day and I’m planning on having a fantastic day today. 11.42023 is Bison Day, Skeptics Day, Use Your Common Sense Day, King Tut Day, National Candy Day, National Chicken Lady Day, National Play Outside Day, National Wine Tasting Day, and Sausage and Kraut Day. Now let’s review some history: On this day in 1646 Massachusetts made it a crime, punishable by death to deny that the Holy Bible was the word of God. How Christian of them. On this day in 1841 the first wagon train arrived in California. On this day in 1841 the 1st wagon train arrived in California after a 5 ½ month journey covering 1,730 miles. On this day in 1862 Richard Jordan Gatling patented the hand cranked Gatling machine fun. In 1879 on this day James Ritty patented the first cash register to prevent the bartenders in his saloon in Dayton, Ohio from stealing. In 1939 on this day the first air-conditioned automobile (Packard) was exhibited in Chicago, Illinois. Finally, in 1963 on this day John Lennon uttered his infamous line at a London Royal Variety Performance “Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And for the rest of you if you’ll just rattle your jewelry”. Andy Rooney died in 2011 at the age of 92. I’ll end with some of his observations: “People will generally accept facts as truth only if they facts agree with what they already believe” “Small Daily happenings make life spectacular. Start enjoying the small things in life!” I’ll end this post with “I didn’t get old on purpose, it just happened. If you’re lucky, it could happen to you.” Abide
