The earth has made it to the time/space of March 9, 2021. That was always going to happen. You and I being along for the ride was iffy. Our luck has held and here we are. I’m happy to be here for one more day. Today is Bang Clang Day. This is about the Navel battle between the South’s ironclad Virginia battleship and the North’s iron wrapped battleship Monitor. They circled each other for 4 hours and bounced cannon balls off each other’s ships and then went back to their respective ports. It’s also False Teeth Day, Get Over It Day, National Crabmeat Day, National Meatball Day and Panic Day. I’ll go with the meatballs. On this day in 1776, Adam Smith published the influential economics book “The Wealth of Nations” I’ll give you an Adam Smith Quote: “What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience?” In 1822, Charles Graham of NY was granted the first US patent for artificial teeth. In 1933 on this date, FDR called Congress back into session to begin what is now called the “100 days” when 13 new laws were enacted. FDR’s goal was “getting Americans back to work, protecting their savings and creating prosperity, providing relief for the sick and elderly, and getting industry and agriculture back on their feet”. FDR is hands down my favorite president. In 1945 on this day 334 B-29 attacked Tokyo dropping 120,000 firebombs. This is the day in 1964 that the 1st Mustang rolled off Ford’s assembly line. On this day in 1974 the last Japanese soldier surrendered. He’d been fighting WWII for 29 years. Today’s dead person is the poet and writer Charles Bukowski. He said, “Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be?” “Wherever the crowd goes, run the other direction. They’re always wrong.” “If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start.” “The less I needed, the better I felt.” “My ambition is handicapped by laziness.” That’s an excellent quote to end this post with. Abide.
