March 10, 2022. Shakespeare said, “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts.” He’s right. Glad I’ve not reached the place in the play where I take my exit. Today is Paper Money Day, International Bagpipe Day, International Day of Awesomeness, Mario Day, Festival Of Life In The Cracks Day, Popcorn Lovers Day, National Rach Day, National Blueberry Popover Day and Pack Your Lunch Day. That’s an easy list. Blueberry is the key word. Now to the history of this day. On this day in 418 Jews were prohibited from holding public office in the Roman Empire. On this day in 1831 the Friench Foreign Legion was established. The reason today is paper money day is because in 1862 the government issued the 1st paper money in the form of $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 and $1000 notes. On this day in 1933 Nevada became the 1st US state to regulate narcotics. Before we regulated narcotics, you could buy your favorite drug at the corner store. Amphetamines (speed) were the most popular. Now to the cemetery to listen to the departed. Harriet Tubman died in 1913 at the age of 91. She said, “I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other.” Comedian Richard Jeni passed on this day in 2007. He said, “Live each day as if it were the last day of your life because, so far, it is.” I’ll wrap this post up with a quote from Lloyd Bridges who stopped living on this day in 1998. Lloyd said, “Life is like a roller coaster. I like the ups and downs. The faster the better. I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.” I’m petty sure that was a line from the movie Airplane. That’s it for another day. Abide.
