Holidays
Belated St. Patrick’s Day piece
Ah, St. Paddy’s Day, when everyone tries to claim “green” and it has nothing to do with ecopolitics. (Except most of the folks wearing green have no Irish ancestry – Elizabeth Warren with peat bogs? and you will never hear the words ‘Saint Paddy’ in Ireland due to some peculiarities in Irish pronunciation.) But any […]
Merry Christmas Monday
I know it isn’t really Jesus’ birthday. That exact date is lost in history, I hear probably in late March or early April. But in a canny political move to attract northerners who celebrated winter festivals, Christmas became an early winter celebration. And let’s face it, when your birthday is celebrated more or less worldwide […]
Mardi Gras 2023
Happy Mardi Gras! Slightly overlapping the actual Christmas season consisting of the 12 days of Christmas, and the recognized days of Epiphany, is Carnival. It begins on January 6 and continues until Mardi Gras, or “Fat Tuesday”. It’s the informal “Epiphany Season”. In ancient times, the meat had to be prepared, and preserved, for the […]
Thank you
Thanksgiving is a good day to give thanks. Here’s a few things I am thankful for…. Family – we didn’t intend to found a dynasty…we were just a coupla enlisted kids who liked each other a lot. Three kids, six grandkids, and a dozen degrees later (we’re big on education) including a daughter getting […]
The Wall at 40
The Wall. When you go to Washington, no need to say anything else. Technically it is the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial, and it is unlike any other war memorial I have ever seen in any country. Designed by 21 year old Maya Lin, many were skeptical when it was first unveiled: but it has become hallowed […]
Veteran’s Day
Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 making it an annual observance, and it became a national holiday in 1938. Sixteen years later, then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation changing the name to Veterans Day to […]
2022 Veterans Day Deals and Discounts
Mick sends us the gouge on Veterans Day appreciation discounts and sundry good deals. The sentiment is certainly appreciated, but unfortunately the law of unintended consequences cannot be denied. 2022 Veterans Day Free Meals and Restaurant Deals and Discounts By Heather Sweeney The following is a list of Veterans Day discounts at restaurants for 2022. […]
Wreaths Across America Announces New Theme and New “TEACH the Next Generation” Curriculum
“Find a Way to Serve” National Nonprofit Wreaths Across America Announces New Theme and Planned Curriculum to TEACH the Next Generation in 2022 and Beyond COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine — Jan. 17, 2022 — Each year, millions of Americans come together to REMEMBER the fallen, HONOR those that serve and their families, and TEACH […]
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