Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Monday, May 25, 2026

On Flags, Prayers & Remembrance: Memorial Day 2026

 


§116. Memorial Day

(a) Designation.-The last Monday in May is Memorial Day.

(b) Proclamation.-The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation-

(1) calling on the people of the United States to observe Memorial Day by praying, according to their individual religious faith, for permanent peace;

(2) designating a period of time on Memorial Day during which the people may unite in prayer for a permanent peace;

(3) calling on the people of the United States to unite in prayer at that time; and

(4) calling on the media to join in observing Memorial Day and the period of prayer.


Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Monday, May 11, 2026

On Dearth & Mirth


I haven't been finding much in the way of cartoons these past few days that aren't a repeat of the same themes and memes I've been posting.  This was the thought I came across today that made me smile, harkening back to the race and the win I enjoyed watching on the 2nd of May, with the one below this as the Cartoonstock closer.

We're in full spring mode in here in MI, with the leaves showing up on the trees again, the flowering crabs in bloom, Tulip Time was celebrated this past weekend in Holland, MI, and the below 40 night time temps are hopefully happening for the last time tonight.  It's definitely been what my dad used to refer to as "stem weather". Yesterday, I saw the oriole had returned to lend his color to our changing landscape, with the sighting of that spot of orange and the sound of his flute-like song bringing joy, which I consider to be perched on the same branch as mirth.    


                                    



Wednesday, May 6, 2026

On Worthy Teams & Patriots

 


Don Surber has a fun and intriguing column up on his Substack, entitled "A Team Worthy of 1776" in which he drew comparisons (with words and pictures) between Trump's Cabinet/Team and our nation's Founding Fathers and First Lady.   Here's two to guess before before heading over to read about them and the others, with the Turncoat at the bottom identified in advance. 



As Surber notes: "...the 5 richest men in America signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. They actually had fortunes and sacred honor to pledge. The signing was August 2, 1776, when 50 of the 56 delegates to the Continental Congress put their John Hancock's on the declaration—including John Hancock.

The sixth richest man was an otherwise engaged General George Washington.

For the first 50 years including five presidencies, these men midwifed a nation like no other in the world because it was founded on the promise of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. They nursed it through its infancy.

The Founding Fathers faced the hangman for treason if they failed. Trump assembled a team to restore the republic. They face imprisonment if they fail. They are led by a man who faced the same fate."