June 1, 2022. I have lived 28,124 days or 77 years. The wise men I quote each morning say that it isn’t how long you live but how well you live. They are right, however, on this subject I’ll take a quote from Mr. Spock who said’ “live long and prosper.” Aside from being my birthday, June 1 is Dare Day, Dinosaur Day, Don’t Give Up the Ship Day, National Go Barefoot Day, Say Something Nice Day, National Hazelnut Cake Day, Wear A Dress Day and Olive Day. Now some history: This date in 4,000 BC is used to approximate the domestication of the horse in Ukraine. This is the day in 1495 that Scotch Whisky was mentioned for the 1st time. On this day in 1796 the last of Britain’s troops withdraws from USA. In 1880 the first pay telephone service in the United States is installed in New Haven, Connecticut and the population of the US was 62,622,250. Finally, on this day in 1969 Tobacco advertising is banned on Canadian radio & TV. Smart people North of our border. Today I’m going to quote people who share my birthday. Marilyn Monroe was born in 1926 and said, “Don’t stop when You’re tired, stop when you’re done.” Andy Griffith was also born in 1926 and said, “Well, do a good day’s work and act like somebody.” Reverend Ike was born in 1935 and said, “I’ve heard of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. But, I’ve never heard of Someday.” I’m going to end this post with the last verse of a song I wrote some years ago. I said, “When that grime reaper with his scythe, tells me it’s time to say goodbye, I won’t show him any fear, I’ll just finish my last beer, cause we’re all just killing time until we die.” Have a good day. Abide.
