It’s now July 18, 2020. I’ve only checked on the weather forecast (it’s good) and the National Hurricane Center (it’s good too). I’m guessing the news will be somewhere on left side of the scale between 0 and 5. I’ll find out soon. In the meantime, we can look for something to enjoy today. It could be National Sour Candy Day or National Strawberry Rhubarb Wine Day. Maybe Perfect Family Day, World Listening Day or my selection, Toss Away the “Could Haves” and “Should Haves” Day. I usually refer to these as “I Wish I Hads”. Just let them go. You’ll be happier. Now history: In 1864 on this day President Abraham Lincoln asks for 500,000 volunteers for military service. The peak of the Union Army was in 1863 at 600,000. On this day in 1892 the first human test of a vaccine against cholera was conducted by Ukrainian bacteriologist Waldemar Huffkine when he risks his life by testing it on himself. On this day in 1925 Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf. The original title was: “Four and a Half Years of Struggle Against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice”. Lastly, on this day in 1980 Billy Joel’s “Glass Houses” album tops US charts, featuring “Its Still Rock ‘n’ Roll to Me”. On this day in 1918 Nelson Mandela, South African anti-apartheid activist and political prisoner was born. He said, “It always seems impossible until it’s done” and “There is no such thing as part freedom”. This is also the day in 1817 that Jane Austen, English novelist (Pride and Prejudice), dies at 41. She said, “A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can.” This quote suggests what it was like to be a women in the early 1800s. That’s enough for this day. Now I’ll dive into the news, finish my coffee and hit the tread mill. Abide
