June 16 2022 is today’s date. It will come only one time. Here’s my question for today: What can you do today to make yourself better than you were yesterday? You know your faults, vices, shortcomings, etc.. You know what you could do better. Today is a second chance. Thursday, June 16th is Fresh Veggies Day, National Dump the Pump Day (use more public transportation), National Vinegar Day, World Sea Turtle Day, No Orange Clothes Day, Wish Fulfillment Day and National Fudge Day. Onto today’s history. On this day in 1779 Spain declared war on Great Britain in support of France and the US and started the Great Siege of Gibraltar which lasted for 3 years, 7 months and 2 weeks. It didn’t work. On this day in 1871 the University Tests Act was passed which allowed students to enter the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Durham without religious tests. Before this Act passed, Roman Catholics, Jews and atheists could not attend these schools. On this day in 1882 a 17 inch hailstone weighing 1.75 pounds fell in Dubuque Iowa. Wow. In 1884 the first roller coaster opened in Coney Island NY. On this day in 1903 both Ford Motor Company and Pepsi Cola incorporated. Today we will listen to two dead people who were born on this day. Giovanni Boccaccio was born on this day in 1313. He was a poet. He suggested “It’s better to repent what you enjoyed than to repent not having enjoyed anything.” “In this world, you only get what you grab for.“ “Do as we say, and not as we do.” I’ll jump forward 700 years and wrap this one up with a quote from Tupac Shakur who died in 1996 and said, “ It’s the game of life. Do I win or do I lose? One day they’re gonna shut the game down. I gotta have as much fun and go around the board as many times as I can before it’s my turn to leave.” Me too. Abide.
