Today is February 5th, 2024. I had a great 4th. Good food, family and friends are a wonderful combination. Today is more about getting stuff done and questions answered. I will ask people to go beyond what they normally do. To show empathy. To treat me as they would like to be treated. Wish me luck. Today’s holidays are Adlai Stevenson Day, Disaster Day, National Chocolate Fondue Day, National Primrose Day, Shower With a Friend Day, Western Monarch Day, World Nutella Day, and (drum roll), it’s National Fart Day!! The British Society of Gastroenterology has determined that humans fart an average of 15 times per day so this is a holiday we will all celebrate. Now some history: On this day in 1848 the King of Sicily ordered Jews to attend conversion sermons. On this day in 1811 Prince George was appointed as Prince-Regent after his father, King George III was determined to be insane. On this day In 1921 the Yankees purchased 20 acres in the Bronx for Yankee Stadium. On this day in 1937 FDR proposed enlarging the number of judges on the Supreme Court. His proposal was rejected. On this day in 1969 the population of the United States reached 200 million (334 million today). On this day in 1973 the funeral was held for US Army Lt. Col. William Nolde, the last US solider killed in Vietnam. On this day in 1978 the worst blizzard of my lifetime began. When it ended, 100 people in New England and New York had died. The dead person for today is Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the person who started Transcendental Meditation. He said, “Enjoy your life and be happy. Being happy is of the utmost importance. Success in anything is through happiness.” “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become.” “We must take situations as they are. We must only change our mental attitudes towards them.” “Whatever we put our attention on will grow stronger in our life.” “We are not in a position to criticize anyone. The existence of enemies means for us that our friendliness has not been sufficient enough.” That’s a good one to end with. Abide.
