Today is January 5th, 2020. Yesterday was a good day but not a special one. There wasn’t a hook to hang a memory on. Nothing special, either good or bad happened that makes yesterday stand out. If I were a Patriot fan, there would be but not in a good way. There’s nothing that will prompt me to say “Do you remember” in reference to January 4th, 2020. Most days are like that. Maybe I’ll find a hook today. After all, it’s National Screenwriters Day, National Bird Day, National Whipped Cream Day and National Keto Day. I’ve written a script for a film which was made (decades ago), I feed a family of bright red and brown cardinals every day, we use whipped cream all the time and eat Keto. Sounds like my kind of day. Now down memory lane: In 1709 The Great Frost begins during the night, a sudden cold snap that remains Europe’s coldest ever winter. Thousands are killed across the continent and crops fail in France. This was thought to be caused by a lack of sunspot activity. In 1840 official records listed 95,820 licensed public houses in England. A “public house” is another name for a bar. In 1886 the “Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson is published. One of his quotes “Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences.” In 1914 Ford Motor Co wages jump from $2.40/9-hr day to $5.00/8-hr day. This was a huge. Now the people who worked at Ford could afford to buy what they built. This is the birthday of King Gillette who invented the safety razor. Here’s one of his quotes: “There are two kinds of men who never amount to much: those who cannot do what they are told and those who can do nothing else.” I like that one. This is also the day in 1939 that Amelia Earhart is declared dead. Here’s a quote from her: ” Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn’t be done.” I like that one too. Now I’m going to start looking for something to make this day special, in a good way. Abide
