We are now in the stretch of space known as September 25, 2023. Yesterday was a fine day to be alive. Today will be too. I’ve decided. No cable news. No negative thinking. Kindness will prevail. I will follow the advice of my long dead stoic friends and live in this moment. It’s Comic Book Day, Binge Day, Crab Meat Newburg Day, Family Day (Eat Dinner with Your Kids), National Bakery Day, National One-Hit Wonder Day, Math Story Telling Day, and World Pharmacists Day. It’s also Banned Book Week which should be a big deal in Florida since we lead the national in censorship. Onto history: On this day 303 on a voyage to preach the gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona was beheaded in France. On this day in 1690 Publick Occurrences, the 1st newspaper in the American Colonies (Boston) published its only edition. On this day in 1861 the Secretary of the Navy authorized the enlistment of slaves. On this day in 1915 the Battle of Loos began which would last until October 14th. Chlorine gas was deployed by the British blew back to their own trenches killing 59,000. On this day in 1919 President Woodrow Wilson suffered a breakdown and his health never recovered. He was suffering from dementia while in office, in the middle of a world war. Wow. On this day in 1926 Henry Ford announced an 8-hour, 5-day work week for Ford Motor Company. This was a really big deal. On this day in 1960 60-year-old Satchel Paige of the Kansas City Athletics pitched 3 scoreless innings. This Hall of Fame pitcher gave his pitches names: Midnight Creeper, Wobbly Ball, Whipsy-Dipsy-Do and his famous Hesitation Pitch. This is the day in 1960 that America’s authority on social behavior, Emily Post died. She said, “If you are hurt, don’t nurse your bruises. Get up, and light -heartedly, courageously, good-temperedly, get ready for the next encounter.” “Never take more than your share – whether of the road in driving your car, of chairs on a boat or seats on a train, or food at the table.” “Jealousy is the suspicion of one’s own inferiority.” “A gentleman does not boast about his junk.” That’s an excellent quote to end on. Abide.
