This day is February 13th, 2023. Let me start this post with condolences to my East Coast friends who invested so much in an Eagles Super Bowl win. You must be wondering how I could predict the winner of the game, the margin of victory, and the exact timing that the field goal would be kicked. I will file my prediction with my 2 holes in one, picking up the 7-10 split (in league play) and drawing a straight flush in 5-card stud poker. Today is Clean Out Your Computer Day, Dream Your Sweet Day, Galentine’s Day, Get a Different Name Day, Kiss Day, Madly in Love With Me Day, National Cheddar Day, National Crab Rangoon Day, National Football Hangover Day, National Poop Day, National Tortellini Day, Oatmeal Monday. Now some history of this day: In 1258 Baghdad, then a city of 1 million fell to the Mongols. Tens of thousands were slaughtered and the Islamic Golden Age came to an end. On this day in 1633 Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome to stand trial for his belief that the earth revolved around the sun. He took a plea bargain by pleading guilty to a lessor charge and was placed under house arrest for the remainder of his life. On this day in 1837 there was a riot in New York City due to a combination of poverty and the increased cost of flour. On this day in 1866 Jesse James holds up his first bank making off with $15,000 from the Clay Country Savings Association in Liberty, Missouri. On this day in 1945 Russian troops capture Budapest after a 49-day battle with Nazi Germany in which 159,000 died. It’s not a good day for finding quotes from people with born or died on this day. Off to plan B. Here are a few quotes from the stoic philosophers who died before Christ was born: “The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.” “The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.” “Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.” “Man is affected not by the events, but by the view he takes of them.” Last one for today is “It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows.” The end. Abide.