The earth has made it to the time/space of March 9, 2021. That was always going to happen. You and I being along for the ride was iffy. But, our luck held and here we are. I’m happy to be here for one more day. Today is Bang Clang Day. This is about the Navel battle between the South’s ironclad Virginia battleship and the North’s iron wrapped battleship Monitor. They circled each other for 4 hours and bounced cannon balls off each other’s ships and then went back to their respective ports. It’s also False Teeth Day, Get Over It Day, National Crabmeat Day, National Meatball Day and Panic Day. I’ll go with the meatballs. On this day in 1776, Adam Smith published the influential economics book “The Wealth of Nations” I’ll give you an Adam Smith Quote: “What can be added to the happiness of a man who is in health, out of debt, and has a clear conscience?” In 1822, Charles Graham of NY was granted the first US patent for artificial teeth. In 1933 on this date, FDR called Congress back into session to begin what is now called the “100 days” when 13 new laws were enacted. FDR’s goal was “getting Americans back to work, protecting their savings and creating prosperity, providing relief for the sick and elderly, and getting industry and agriculture back on their feet”. This is the day that George Burns passed in 1996 at the age of 100. I’ll end today’s post with some of his quotes: “It takes only one drink to get me drunk. The trouble is, I can’t remember if it’s the thirteenth or the fourteenth.” “First you forget names, then you forget faces. Next you forget to pull your zipper up and finally, you forget to pull it down.” and “Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair.” Try to make today special. You’ve only got one chance. Abide.
