The milepost on the highway of life reads 03.12.2022. I do not understand people who are ungrateful to be on it. There are bumps, traffic jams, accidents and all sorts of chaos but you always come down to the question: is it better to exist than not exist? I’m happy to be here. Today is Girl Scout Day, National Plant A Flower Day, National Baked Scallops Day, National Alfred Hitchcock Day World Day Against Cyber Censorship, and Organize Your Home Office Day. Now for some history. In 1496 all Jews were expelled from Syria. On this day in 1664 New Jersey became a British Colony. On this day in 1884 Mississippi established the 1st state college for women. In 1894 on this date, Coca-Cola was sold in bottles for the first time in a candy store in Vicksburg, Mississippi. At that time, Coco-Cola had cocaine as an ingredient. On this day in 1933 FDR held his first fireside chat. He explained the mechanics of Banking to America because of the run on the banks that had recently occurred. On this day in 1945 New York is the 1st state to prohibit discrimination by race and creed for employment. Today we will stop at the grave of Terry Pratchett who died on March 12, 2015. He was a humorist, satirist, and author. Terry said, “Reqal Stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.” It doesn’t stop being majic just because you know how it works.” “Always remember that the crowd that applauds your coronation is the same crowd that will applaud your beheading. People like a show.” “The entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from and (d) rocks.” “Build a man a fire and he’ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life.” “What kind of man would put a known criminal in charge of a major branch of government? Apart from, say, the average voter.” “Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.” Good place to end. Abide.
