Happy Mother’s Day.
NewMexiKen posted entries on a number of interesting items a year ago today: on Thomas Pynchon — it’s his birthday, he’s 68 this year; an excerpt from Harry Truman’s diary – Truman was born on this date in 1884; on the magnificent Blues singer Robert Johnson, born on this date in 1911; lyrics from Garden Party — Rick Nelson was born on this date in 1940; and more, including this:
The very first Coca-Cola was sold at Jacob’s Pharmacy in Atlanta on this date in 1886. Dr. John S. Pemberton created the formula, which until 1905 had extracts of cocaine, as well as caffeine-rich kola nut. Bookkeeper Frank Robinson coined the name and it’s his handwriting we know from the trademark.
And I told the story of the day Jill arrived.
Which only makes me think that it’s too bad Jill can’t remember that day better herself. It would be great fun to read the telling of that silly story (with its happy ending) when told by as humorous and stylistic a writer as Jill. Happy Birthday Jill.