February 27, 2022. Last night I asked Alexa to play some ocean music and she/it played thunderstorms which transported me back 70 years to those hot sticky summer nights in Kansas when I slept on a cot on the porch before we had AC. It sounded like the Gods were bowling. That’s as close as I can get to time traveling. On this day we can celebrate National Kahlua Day, National Protein Day, National Strawberry Day, National Retro Day, No-Brainer Day, and Polar Bear Day. Since I’m into the Big Lebowski, opening a bottle of Kahlua tonight and making a White Russian is a no-brainer. Now to history. On this date in 1670 Jews were expelled from Austria by order of Leopold I. On this day in 1813 the 1st federal vaccination legislation was enacted. In 1919 American Association for Hard of Hearing forms in New York City. I’ll bet there was a lot of yelling and repeated questions at their first convention. On this day in 1922 the 19th Amendment became law giving women the right to vote. On this day I decided to visit Dr. Spock, (Leonard Nimoy) who stopped living on this day in 2015 at the age of 83. He said, “The miracle is this: the more we share, the more we have.” “The needs of the many out weight the needs of the few.” He also recommended that you “Find out what it is that touches you most deeply. Pursue it, learn about it, explore it, expand on it. Live with it and nurture it.” I’ll wrap up today with a quote from Fred Rogers who died in 2003. Fred said, “There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.” Works for me. Have a good day. Abide.
