April 4, 2023, and in the words of Mr. Rogers “It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood.” I’m referring to my small bubble of reality where the chaos of the world is mostly ignored along with CNN, MSNBC and FOX. The point I’m making is that each of us controls our small bubble of reality by what we permit our brains to think about. The simple rule is, don’t think about things that piss you off. You’ll be glad you didn’t. This day’s events are: International Carrot Day, Jeep 4X4 Day, National Cordon Bleu Day, Tell a Lie Day, Vitamin C Day, Walk Around Things Day, and World Rat Day. Did you know that Rats giggle? I’ve read that they make good pets. Moving on: On this day in 1660 King Charles II issued the Declaration of Breda which was a general pardon for anyone who committed crimes during the English Civil War provided they accepted his as King. On this day in 1818 Congress decided that the US flag would have 13 red & white stripes & 20 stars. This is the day in 1850 that Los Angeles was incorporated. On this day in 1887 the 1st woman mayor in the US was elected to office. Her name was Susanna Salter, and the town was Argonia, Kansas. She’s still a big deal in Argonia. On this day in 1917 the US Senate agreed to participate in WWI by a vote of 82 to 6. On this day in 1945 US forces liberated the Ohrdruf concentration camp in Germany. It was the 1st camp liberated by the US. On this day in 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. He will provide the quotes for today. “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.” “Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” I’ll end with “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” Ok. Now it’s all up to you. I’ve decided to have a good day and hope you have too. Abide.
