Velkommen to August 15th, 2022. Since I’m mostly of Viking extraction, I decided to start his post in Norwegian. It’s also a reminder that my odds of being born were 1 in 400 trillion. If one of my ancestors died to soon, failed to impregnate or get pregnant; I would be someone else. Are we lucky to be here? I think so. Today is Chant at the Moon Day, Cupcake Day (in Australia), I Love Cowboys and Cowgirls Day, National Best Friends Day, National Failures Day, National Relaxation Day, and National Lemon Meringue Pie Day. I do like pie. Now more about what our ancestors did: On this day in 1620 the Mayflower set sail from Southampton England with 102 Pilgrims. On this day in 1824 freed American slaves established the country of Liberia on the West African coast with the help of the American Colonization Society who wanted to send them back to Africa. On this day in 1876 the US broke the treaty signed in 1868 with Sioux and Arapaho tribes when gold was discovered and the decision was made to remove the Indians from the Black Hills. They didn’t go peacefully. The Battle of the Little Big Horn was one of the battles pf the Black Hills War. On this day in 1939 ‘The Wizard of Oz’ premiered at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. On this day in 1965 the Beatles played to a crowd of 55,000 at Shea Stadium, NYC. This was the last day in the life of Will Rogers in 1935. Lots and lots of great quotes. Here are some of them: “I know worrying works, because none of the stuff I worry about ever happened.” “America has the best politicians money can buy.” “The man who never makes a mistake must get tired of doing nothing.” “Don’t let yesterday use of too much of today.” “Too many people spend money they haven’t earned to buy things they don’t want to impress people they don’t like.” The last gem is “Ignorance lies not in the things you don’t know, but in the thigs you know that ain’t so.” Abide.
