The milepost reads 09.09.2022. Akhenaten, the Egyptian Pharaoh who died in 1334 BC said, “To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom; and he that increases his riches, increases his cares.” Do you realize that the average human sees around a thousand advertisements every day? It’s hard to be happy when you’re constantly being told that you need to buy something new to be happy. You don’t. More stuff doesn’t make you happy. This little public service reminder brought to you by me. Today is International Buy a Priest a Beer Day (did you know that I’m an ordained Priest of the Latter Day Church of the Dude?), International Sudoku Day, National 401K Day, National Steak au Poivre Day, National Teddy Bear Day, National Wiener Schnitzel Day, and Wonderful Weirdos Day. Now history. In the year 1,000 the Battle of Svolder, one of the greatest naval battles of the Viking age, took place between King Olaf of Norway and an alliance of his enemies. King Olaf was defeated but instead of surrendering, He stepped off his boat (the Long Serpent) in full armor and escaped to the bottom of the Baltic Sea. On this day in 1767 Colegio de San Ignacio, the oldest continuously operating educational institution in Mexico opened. This school educated girls and women in Mexico City. This is the day in 1850 that the Territories of New Mexico and Utah were created and on the same day California was admitted as the 31st State. On this day in 1942 the 1st bombing on the US occurred at Mount Emily, Oregon during WWII by Japanese planes. In 1956 on this day, Elvis Presley appeared on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ for the 1st time. I remember it. Since the world lost Queen Elizabeth ll yesterday, I’ll use her as my quotes source for today. The Queen said, “The world is not the most pleasant place. Eventually, your parents leave you and nobody is going to go out of their way to protect you unconditionally. You need to learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe and sometimes, pardon my language, kick some ass.” Abide.
