The sign says April 5th, 2021. A new day filled with sun shine and limitless opportunity. Today we get a second chance to be a better person, treat the people we love a little better and find ways to enjoy this day a little more than yesterday. Today is First Contact Day, Bell Bottoms Day, National Dandelion day, Deep Dish Pizza Day, Go For Broke Day, Sweet Potato Day and National Raisin and Spice Bar Day. Deep dish pizza? Yes to that!. Now let’s talk history: On this day in 456, St. Patrick returned to Ireland as a missionary bishop. In 1792 George Washington cast the 1st presidential veto. There was a bill to add seats to the Northern States representation. George vetoed the bill because he could see where this would end up and he and Franklin came up with the rule that there should be 1 representative for 33,000 citizens. In 1923 the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company started producing inflatable tires. In 1954 Elvis Presley recorded his debut single “That’s All Right”. Finally, on this day in 1969 there were massive anti-Vietnam War demonstrations all across America. I didn’t participate because I was in Vietnam at the time. This is the birthday (1588) of the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes who said, “It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law.” You have to think about that quote for a while before you understand what he means. This is the date in 1976 that Howard Hughes died at the age of 72. He was one of the richest men in the world. He said, “Money can’t buy happiness”. He should know. That’s it for today. You are on your own to make of this once in a lifetime day something special. Abide.
