This day is March 27, 2022. We will have sunny skies and a high of 76 degrees. In other words, a nearly perfect spring day. I wonder what I will discover in the next 18 hours? Today we celebrate International Scribble Day, National Spanish Paella Day, National Joe Day and Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day, and Neighbor Day. Now the history of March 27: This is the day in 1790 that the modern shoelace was patented in England by Harvey Kennedy. On this day in 1866 President Andrew Johnson vetoed a civil rights bill which later became the 14th amendment and granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans. In 1912, this is the day that the 1st Japanese cherry blossom trees were planted in Washington, D.C. If you’ve never been there when they bloom, you’ve missed something special. Finally, this is the day in 1980 that Mt. St. Helens erupted. Today we will hear from 2 people who have passed. The first is Billy Wilder who was a screenwriter and director who died in 2002 at the age of 95. Billy said, “If you don’t like what you’re doing, it’s unlikely anyone else will either, so be sure you are happy with your own work first” and “You’re as good as the best thing you’ve ever done.” Next is Arnold Bennett who was an English novelist who passed in 1931. Arnold said, “You are not in charge of the universe; you are in charge of yourself’ and “If you’ve ever really been poor you remain poor at heart all your life.” That’s in for this day. Abide.
