April 16, 2022 arrived an hour ago. Earth has traveling over 4.8 billion years to arrive at this point in time/space. Now that we’re here, what do we do with it? You get to make the decision for your day. That’s the way it works. The high commission has designated April 16 to be the Day Of The Mushroom, National Bean Counters Day, Eggs Benedict Day, National Orchard Day, Save The Elephant Day, Wear Your Pajamas To Work Day and World Circus Day. The history of this date begins in 1457 BC when the Battle of Megiddo took place. Egyptian forces defeated a large Canaanite coalition. This is the 1st battle recorded with a reliable account which means we’ve been killing each other in organized wars for over 3,000 years. Jumping ahead, on this day in 1861, President Lincoln outlawed doing any business with the Confederate States. In 1862 on this day, slavery was abolished in the District of Columbia. On the same day the American Confederate Congress approved the conscription act for all white males between the ages of 18 and 35. On this day in 1900 the US Post Office issued the 1st books of stamps. This is the day in 1956 that the first solar powered radios where sold. The first dead person to speak to us today is Alexis de Tocqueville who died in 1859. Alexis said, “It is easier for the world to accept a simple lie than a complex truth” and “In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.” Next we have Edna Ferber who won a Pulitzer and died in 1958. She said, “Funny, isn’t it, how your whole life goes by while you think you’re only planning the way you’re going to live it.” I’ll end this post with Charlie Chaplin because today is his birthday. He’d be 133 years old if he was still around. Charlie said, “Life is a play that does not allow testing. So, sing, cry, dance, laugh and live intensely, before the curtain closes and the piece ends with no applause.” Abide.
