Brave Creatures

On this day in 1969 the following happened:

> The first Teacher’s Day in Thailand was celebrated
> National Religious Freedom Day in the United State
> Two manned Soviet Soyuz spaceships became the first vehicles to dock in space and transfer personnel.

The gestures were appreciated, but most people just sent a card or flowers to my family to commemorate my birth. My parents were touched, particularly by the thing with the Russians – but then I can trace some of my heritage back to Tsarist Nobility, so they probably felt they should do something.

I am not quite sure what the Americans were up to. Perhaps they expected a religion to be founded around me. It hasnt happened so far, apart from that thing in Algiers, and I am not sure that counts.

A year later for my first birthday Colonel Muammar Gaddafi assumed the role of “Prime Minister” four months after leading a successful coup against the Lybian monarchy – which was nice don’t you think.

Festive, and an example of the universe being a zero sum game. I was suddenly in it and, after what was a pretty touch and go first year somewhat miraculously alive. There needed to be a counter balance of fashion free, rhythmless, domineering evil peversity to counter balance my shining beneficence.

It’s my birthday, let me live in a dreamland for today. Ok?

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