Here we are. Spaceship Earth has entered the time/space of 1/22/2020. Been a great trip so far. I got on in 6/1/1945 and plan to get off somewhere past 1/1/2035. I’ll ride as long as I can. That’s the future and I’m not there yet. All I’ve got is this day. Everything else is either a memory or an expectation. Today is Come In From The Cold Day, Dance Of The Seven Veils Day, National Polka Dot Day, Roe V. Wade Day, National Hot Sauce Day, National Blonde Brownie Day and Celebrate Life Day. I celebrate life every day. That’s why I write this post. Let’s see what happened on this date in prior years: Answer is, not much. Kind of a slow day in the history department. In 1816 Lord Byron completes poems “Parisina” and “Siege of Corinth”. I only bring up this fact to segue to a quote: “Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.” In 1879 the Battle of Rorke’s Drift was fought. A British garrison of 150 holds off 3,000-4,000 Zulu warriors. They made a movie of it (Zulu) in 1964 starring Michael Caine. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a great movie. In 1908 Katie Mulcahey is arrested for lighting a cigarette, violating the 1-day old “Sullivan Ordinance” banning women from smoking in public, and is fined $5. Appearing before the judge she stated “I’ve got as much right to smoke as you have. I never heard of this new law, and I don’t want to hear about it. No man shall dictate to me.” Go Girl! Finally, this was the day in 1973 Roe vs Wade was decided by the Supreme Court. This is the birthday (1561) of Francis Bacon who said “I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.” I agree with Mr. Bacon. This is also the date that Lyndon B. Johnson drew his last breath. In my opinion, he was the most powerful President of my lifetime. He knew how to work the system. Here’s a couple of quotes: “Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There’s nothing to do but to stand there and take it.” and “If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: ‘President Can’t Swim.’ Did mention that he was funny too? So that’s it for this new day. Have an excellent one. Abide