Ra will soon begin his daily trek across the sky of September 4, 2021. For the second day in a row the temperature will stop short of 90 degrees. We are beginning the last quarter of the year when all the fun stuff happens. What a great life we get to live. Today is National Macadamia Nut Day, National Newspaper Carrier Day, National Spice Blend Day, National Wildlife Day, Pet Rock Day, and East an Extra Dessert Day. Now some history. On this day in 1609 Henry Hudson was the first European to discover the island of Manhattan. On this day in 1862 General Robert E. Lee invaded the North with an army of 50,000 Confederate troops and began his Maryland Campaign. This is the day in 1885 that the 1st cafeteria opened in NYC. In 1886 on this day Apache Chief Geronimo surrendered ending the last major US-Indian war. In 1949 on this day Marie Robie sunk a 393-yard hole-in-one on the first hole at the Furnace Brook golf in Wollaston MA. The record still stands. On this day in 1957 Orval Faubus, Governor of Arkansas, called out the National Guard to prevent 9 black students from entering Little Rock’s Central High School. This is the day in 1965 that the Beatles song “Help!” went #1 and stayed there for three weeks. Today’s advice from a dead person comes from Joan Rivers who stopped living on this date in 2014. Joan said, “Life is a movie, and you’re the star. Give it a happy ending.” “Life goes by fast. Enjoy it. Calm down. It’s all funny.” I like this one: “Old age is always 10 years more than we are.” Abide.
