“What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise”
Oscar Wilde
It feels like a lot of "stuff" happened for me on this day. Not just on the standard calendar but the Jewish calendar as well.
On the Jewish calendar, today is Tisha B'av, the saddest day of the year. It's a fast day on which we commemorate the destruction of the First Temple by the Babylonians in 586 BCE and the Second Temple by the Romans in 70 CE as well as other infamous events.(read more https://rabbiarthurweiner.blogspot.com/).
It also marks the first day I worked in Halloween retail.(Climbing a ladder while fasting is never a good thing!).
My friendship with one of my dearest friends began 25 years ago as well.
Today happens to be his birthday.
Today was also supposed to be the Grand Opening of The Petcare Market.
What was I thinking?
While we have and continue to make progress towards getting open, it is inconceivable to me as to how I even thought we could be ready to do business.
The Grooming Shoppe is all moved in and is pretty much doing business as normal. The old location is shutdown, broom swept and now a fond memory.
It was a terrific incubator for what I know will be a hugely successful new adventure.
For a fairly non-descript day in the middle of a hot summer, I have a lot of memories and remembrances around this date.
Just for fun I Googled significant events of July 18th.
Not much to make this day stand out.
Still for me, there will always be a little something about this day on my calendars.
Somethin more than just another hot summer's day
Shavua Tov!
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