This day is referred to as December 6, 2023. Carpe Diem! I woke up in a grateful mood as I often do. I live in a warm house with a comfortable bed with plenty of food. I am in good health, and there’s money in my bank. I compare myself to the people who wake up on the streets or in the parks who live in tents and have nothing. I’m grateful for the life I live. It’s a good way to start this day which is Microwave Oven Day, Miners’ Day, National Gazpacho Day, National Pawnbrokers Day, Special Kids Day, and St. Nicholas Day. It’s also near the end of National Influenza Vaccination Week which I strongly suggest you celebrate by getting your Covid booster and flu shot. I got mine and I didn’t get Covid after being around people who had it. Now some history: On this day in 1527 Pope Clement VII escaped imprisonment in Rome by fleeing disguised as a peddler. I read the Wikipedia entry on him and am surprised that there’s no series on his life. On this day in 1790 the US Congress moved from New York City to Philadelphia. This is the day in 1849 that Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery in Maryland for the 2nd and final time. On this day in 1862 President Lincoln commuted the death sentence of 262 Santee Sioux who had been found guilty of murdering Anglo settlers as part of the Minnesota Uprising. 39 Santee Sioux were hanged. On this day in 1947 the Everglades National Park was dedicated by President Truman. In 1964 on this day “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” 1st aired. On this day in 2017 Starbucks opened its largest café in the world in Shanghai. It is 30,000 square-feet which is half the size of a football field. Today’s dead person is a novelist from the Victorian era. Anthony Trollope wrote 47 novels. He said, “What on earth could be more luxurious than a sofa, a book, and a cup of coffee?” “Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who has a low opinion of himself.” “Abode all else, never think you’re not good enough.” “I judge a man by his actions with men, much more than by his declarations.” “I doubt whether any girl would be satisfied with her lover’s mind if she knew the whole of it.” I’ve thought the same thing for a very long time. Have a good day. Abide.
