It’s 04.02.2021. The last touch of winter today. Temps in the mid 60s. I will enjoy it because I know what’s ahead. Mid 90s and another hurricane season. But, I’ll be able to share hugs, stories, adult beverages and everything else that comes with normal. I’m told that 84% of the seniors in my country are vaccinated. Today the Commission has decreed that April 2nd is International Fact-Checking Day and we all should do more of that. It’s also National Peanut Butter And Jelly Day, Ferret Day, Reconciliation Day and National Walk To Work Day. I think having peanut butter and jelly on toasted homemade bread sounds like an excellent idea. Now we head down history lane. This is the day in 1513 explorer Juan Ponce de León claimed Florida for Spain. In 1827 on this day, US inventor Joseph Dixon of Salem, Massachusetts, began manufacturing lead pencils. In 1877, the 1st Easter egg roll was held on White House lawn. This is the day in 1863 of the bread revolt in Richmond, Virginia. During the civil war, there were “bread” riots all over the South when a mob (mostly women) would storm shops and steal food. This is the birthday (1805) of the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. He said, “Enjoy life, there’s plenty of time to be dead”. This is also the day in 1987 that the great jazz drummer Buddy Rich passed away at the age of 69. I saw him play once. He was great. He said, “You only get better by playing”. That applies to most human endeavors. That’s it for today. May your day be as good as mine. Abide.
