This was the date of my first blog post. Just leaving it here as a marker for when I started blogging. 

By the way this day April 8 2013 happens to be my mother's 83rd birthday. 

Another interesting coincidence the legendary race horse Storm Cat (Grandson of Secretariat) died on Wednesday April 24, 2013, a mere 16 days after Stormcat (the poet) Published his first poem