Never Forget

On this fine day, I plan to kick back, relax, and enjoy life--a life made possible, not entirely, but, in large part by some folks who have died. They died for me, and they died for you. Particularly if one is a citizen of the United States, one should feel a great debt of gratitude to the American soldier. and very much as well the United States marine, the sailor, the air men and the officers of each.

Memorial remembers, and honors those many men and women who gave their life while fighting enemies of the United States, foreign and domestic and those that threaten our constitution. That's Memorial Day. Now it is a fine thing to remember all servicemen and servicewomen, though the day belongs to those who have died. As in the saygin, "all gave some, some gave all". Let's never forget what they did, and why they did it.

It is a pet peeve, probably nothing more, that people tend to mix and match and confuse their holidays. We make so many things a holiday without giving the ture weight and reverence to what the very term means: holy day.

Holy means set apart, and there are some days that a worth setting apart. Memorial Day is one such day. So is Veteran's Day, to be sure but the two are not the same. Please...learn the difference, share what you have learned, kick back, relax, and remember.

Peace be with you.

epilogue--yes, you are correct. I'm back baby!!! I've been gone way too long I know. Though I will be slipping back from obscurity into regularity more and more throughout the summer. I will be away for a few more days yet, though I'll see you soon. In fact, I'll see you on the solstice!