Welcome to February 12, 2023. A day of Super Bowl Parties. Any excuse for friends and family to come together, share food and have fun should be used. I predict a 3-point win by Kansas City with a last second field goal. That would be a fun game to watch. Let’s get this post started: Today is Hug Day, Lincoln’s birthday, Man Day, NAACP Day, National Freedom to Marry Day, National Lost Penny Day, National Plum Pudding Day, Paul Bunyan Day, super Chicken Wing Day, and World Marriage Day. I wonder how many chicken wings will be consumed this weekend? I googled it and the answer is an estimated 1.45 billion. That’s a lotta chicken! On this day in 1502 the Muslims in Granada were forced to convert to Catholicism. In 1554 on this day, Lady Jane Grey was executed for treason after being the Queen of England for 9 days. On this day in 1733 Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe (Savannah). On this day in 1793 the 1st fugitive slave law passed requiring the return of escaped slaves. On this day in 1825 the Creek Indians treaty was signed. The Creek chiefs agreed to turn over all their land in Georgia to the US and migrate west. On this day in 1879 the 1zxt artificial ice rink in North America opened in Madison Square Garden. On this day in 1909 the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was formed. On this day in 1941 the first injection of penicillin was used. On this day in 1949 team Canada beat Denmark by a score of 47-0 in a hockey game. Wow! Today’s dead person is the German philosopher Immanuel Kant who said, “Rules for happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for.” “You only know me as you see me, not as I actually am.” “Three things tell a man: his eyes, his friends and his favorite quotes.” “Do the right thing because it is right.” I’ll end this post with “Patience is the strength of the weak, impatience is the weakness of the strong.” Enough. Abide.
