Here we go again. Carpe Deim! March 10th, 2024. I hope to have as good a day as possible. Marty Robbins observed that “Every day is a good day to be alive, whether the sun’s shining or not.” Today is Check Your Batteries Day, Daylight Savings Start, Girl Scut Sunday, Harriet Tubman Day, Histotechnology Professionals Day, International Bagpipe Day, National Blueberry Popover Day 9Yum), National Pack Your Lunch Day, Salvation Army Day, and US Paper Money Day. Now some historical footnotes. On this day in 418 Jews were prohibited from holding public office in the Roman Empire. On this day in 1831 the Friench Foreign Legion was established. The reason today is paper money day is because in 1862 the government issued the 1st paper money in the form of $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 and $1000 notes. On this day in 1893 New Mexico State University cancelled its 1st graduation ceremony. Its only graduate was Sam Steele who had been robbed and killed the night before. On this day in 1910 China abolished slavery. On this day in 1933 Nevada became the 1st US state to regulate narcotics. Before we regulated narcotics, you could buy your favorite drug at the corner store. Amphetamines (speed) were the most popular. On this day in 1969 James Earl Ray plead guilty to the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. Today I’m going to end this post with quotes from Diogenes who was one of the founders of Cynicism (an attitude of general distrust in the sincerity of human intentions). He said “I pissed on the man who called me a dog. Why was he so surprised?” “One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotes.” “People who talk well but do nothing are like musical instruments; the sound is all they have to offer.” “We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.” “When asked what was the proper time for supper: If you are a rich man, whenever you please; and if you are a poor man, whenever you can.” “To the question what wine he found pleasant to drink, he replied, ‘That for which other people pay’”. That’s a good one to end on. Abide.
