February 26th, 2024. Another day of life is upon us. Another grain of sand slips through our hourglass. Do your best to enjoy it. It will never be here again. This is a good spot to use a quote from William Arthur Ward who said, “A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.” This day’s holidays are Carnival Day, For Pete’s Sake Day, Levi Strauss Day, National Bacon Day, National Cupcake Day, National Pistachio Day, Play More Cards Day, Tell a Fairy Tale Day, Thermos Bottle Day, and Carpe Diem Day!! Now some historical footnotes: On this day in 1616 the Roman Inquisition delivered and injunction to Galileo demanding he abandon his belief that the Earth and the planets revolve around the Sun. This is the day in 1815 that Napoleon and a group of supporters left Elba and began the 100-day re-conquest of France. On this day in 1869 the 15th Amendment which prohibits the federal government and each state from denying or abridging a citizen’s right to vote “on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. was sent to the states to ratify. This is the day in 1929 that President Cooledge established Grand Teton National Park. In 1930 on this day the 1st red and green traffic lights were installed (NYC). On this day in 1954 Michigan Representative Ruth Thompson ® introduced legislation to ban mailing “obscene, lewd, lascivious or filthy phonograph records (rock & roll). In 1983 on this day Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” album went to #1 and stayed there for 37 weeks. Today’s dead person is the French author Victor Hugo who passed on this day in 1885. Victor observed “Our mind is enriched by what we receive, our heart by what we give.” “Don’t educate your children to be rich. Educate them to be happy, so they know the value of things, not the price.” “The wise man does not grow old but ripens.” “I think, therefore I doubt.” “Nothing makes a man so adventurous as an empty pocket.” Last one: “It is not enough to be happy; one must be content.” Abide.
