This day’s name is March 21, 2024. Did you know that the average life span in Florida is 80 years? That’s 29,200 days. When I tell you that each day should be treated as a celebratory event, this is why. We only get so many of them. Carpe Diem!! Here’s the list of special events for today: Buzzard Day, National California Strawberry Day, National Crunchy Taco Day, Memory Day, World Poetry Day, Big Bang Day, National Common Courtesy Day and National French Bread Day. There’s more but this is enough. I’ll pick tacos to celebrate. Now to historical footnotes. In 1349 on this day, between 100 and 3,000 Jews were murdered in Erfurt, Germany. The mob held them responsible for the Black Death. On this day in 1824 a fire at the Cairo ammunition dump killed 4,000 horses. This is the day in 1844 that William Miller, a famous Baptist preacher predicted the return of Christ and the end of the world. I’ll bet that was embarrassing. On this day in 1907 the US invaded Honduras. In 1925 Tennessee governor Austin Peay passed the “Butler Act,” making Tennessee the 1st state to outlaw teaching the theory of evolution (repealed 1967). O this day in 1943 an assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler failed. Finally, in 1995 on this day, the State of New Jersey officially dedicated the Howard Stern Rest Area along Route 295. He must be so proud. Another day when I can’t find anyone’s quotes who died on March 21. I think Plan B is Confucius who said, “A man is great not because he hasn’t failed; a man is great because failure hasn’t stopped him.” “We are so busy doing the urgent that we don’t have time to do the important.” “If you know, say you know. If you don’t know, say you don’t know.” “He who fails to prepare, prepares to fail.” “Happiiness does not consist in having what you want, but in wanting what you have.” “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.” “You judge yourself by what you think you can achieve; others judge you by what you have achieved.” Confucius died in 479 BC. Today over 5 million people practice Confucianism’s philosophy on how to live one’s life. Easy to see why. Abide.
