Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark said “I am happy to continue with my journey through time.” Me too Mary. Every morning when I wake up, I remind myself how great it is to get to live another day. This one happens to be October 10th, 2021. So far, it’s a good one. The coffee is strong, I don’t have a dog to walk (good thing) and I’m sitting here writing this post. That’s enough of a reason to throw a party today. For the rest of you there’s National Cake Decorating Day, National Angel Food Cake Day, National Hug-a-Kevin Day, Squid and Cuttlefish Day, World Homeless Day and World Porridge Day. The charities I talk to around here tell me that homeless is increasing because of the pandemic. Kids living in cars is a bad thing. Moving on. In 1780 the Great Hurricane kills 20,000 to 30,000 in the Caribbean, hitting Barbados first. Atlantic’s deadliest recorded hurricane. There is still one yellow X in the Atlantic headed toward Florida. In 1845, the Naval School (now called US Naval Academy) opens at Annapolis. In 1888, the Teatotalers excursion train crashed, killing 64 at Mud Run, Pennsylvania. If I would have been alive in 1888, I doubt I would have been on that particular train. On this date in 1961 “The Bob Newhart Show” premieres on NBC. He said “All I can say about life is, ‘Oh God, enjoy it!” This is the birthday (1900) of Helen Hays who said: “The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy.” This is the day in 1985 when Orson Welles didn’t survive a heart attack. He said “If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.” That’s it for this day. Hope I’ve helped you to get a good start. Abide
