This day is called December 29, 2022. I am looking forward to living this day just like the other 28,335 days lived so far. My plan for today is to be grateful, be patient with others and be kind to everyone. I believe in Karma. I’ve seen it happen many times, both good and bad, over the years. What ever you send out, you get back. Let’s do this post: Today is National Pepper Pot Day, Still Need to Do Day, and Tick Tock Day which is to remind us that we need to do now what needs to be done this year. Now some history: On this day in 1170 the English Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket was assassinated by 4 knights on the high alter of the Canterbury Cathedral. On this day in 1566 the student who would become the astronomer Tycho Brache lost part of his nose in a duel with swords with a fellow student over who was the better mathematician. Brache wore a prosthetic nose the rest of his life. In 1835 the Treaty of New Echota was signed between the US government and a minority Cherokee political faction which ceded all Cherokee land east of the Mississippi River to the Untied States. This was followed by the Trail of Tears. In 1851 on this day the 1st YMCA in the United States opened in Boston. This is the day that Emma Snodgrass was arrested in Boston for wearing pants. Think about that. On this day in 1890 the US 7th Cavalry massacred over 200 captive Sioux and Wounded Knee, South Dakota. I didn’t realize when I start writing this post that this date is one of the darkest in American history for our treatment of our indigenous people. Let’s move on to the quotes: Today we start with Christina Rossetti who was a writer who said, “The downhill path is easy, but there’s no turning back.” Next is Dr. William Osler who started the residency program at John Hopkins and said, “Gentlemen, I have a confession to make. Half of what we have taught you is in error, and furthermore we cannot tell you which half it is.” Last for this day in the English actress June Whitfield who said, “The worst thing about age in not quite being able to do what you once did. The best thing is learning to accept what you’ve got and what you are.” I agree. Abide.
