Dude, you’re mean. 🤬
Historical Note:
On this day in 1849, there occurred an event that gave rise to another of the twelve great barroom puzzlers - - "Was there ever a guy who was President of the United States for twenty-four hours?" Actually, it was an event that actually didn't take place that caused this oddity to happen.
Prior to FDR Inauguration Day occurred on March 4th (due to longer travel times by horse and wagon). This particular March 4th fell on a Sunday and the newly elected President, Zachary Taylor, refused for religious reasons to take an oath on a Sunday. So, since the term of the former president expired at noon….and the new guy wouldn't take the oath till Monday....the oval office would be empty.
The Succession Act of 1792 had provided for just such a problem (gotta love those Founding Fathers). The vacancy was to be filled by the President ProTem of the Senate. Interestingly, the Senate had elected a Missouri Senator, David Rice Atchison, to that post only two days earlier.
The White House logs indicate that during his twenty-four hour term as President, Atchison did neither tax nor spend. Rather he slept through the day. Ah! For such a benign presidency these days.
Reprinted from "Cashin's Comments," a Wall Street newsletter.
Been awhile. Recovering from two weeks of combined illness. 🙁
What started as a very bad cough managed to reirritate a damaged lumbar disc (from an old motorcycle injury), to the point I couldn’t even wear pants and had to be on ice constantly. Well, the fix for that was to do some walking workouts on a treadmill everyday. I’m so clever. 😬
That fixed the back, but drove the cough deeper in my lungs. By Saturday night, I could not sleep at all, I was having running agonizing coughing fits that were so extreme they sometimes led to dry heaving, a favorite pastime of all of us. 🤮
I spent five hours in urgent care Sunday morning. As soon as they saw my blood’s oxygen saturation level was at only 88%, they put me in a room and took me very seriously. Xrays, EKG, blood work ups. Steroid injections, nebulizer steroids etc etc. Extreme viral bronchitis, I was told. I don’t recommend it - worse than a bad redial!
I had to fight to be released - they wanted to hospitalize me. I admit I told the attendant “fυck that!” I managed to get my O2 level over 95% and they let me go with a handful of prescriptions.
I’m recovering now. If I talk too much, I run out of breath. The coughing occurs only occasionally and is productive now. I’ll be fine. 😉
Sorry for the length.
I guess I believe in Speedy Monday. I always forget on Tuesday.
