Day 148 - a federal holiday

 Today is the 2nd day of the 22nd week, the 29th day of the 5th month, the 149th day of 2023, and:

  • Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh - observed the 70th day of the year in the Baháʼí calendar
  • End of the Middle Ages Day - I was unaware there was an actual date to the end of the Dark Ages, but today marks the fall of Constantinople 570 years ago
  • Hamburger Day
  • International Day of UN Peacekeepers
  • Learn About Composting Day
  • Memorial Day
  • National 529 Day - a 529 savings plan is a specific kind of savings account to help you save for future education
  • National Alligator Day
  • National Biscuit Day
  • National Coq Au Vin Day
  • National Paperclip Day - did you know that paperclips officially come in different shapes?  There's Non-Skid, Ideal, Owl, Eureka, Sheet Brass Gothic, Proco, Angell, Utility, Vice, Acme Correspondence, Nifty, and Clippy
  • Oak Apple Day - apparently this kind of tree is tied to the restoration of the British monarchy after Cromwell 
  • Prayer for Peace Memorial Day
  • Put a Pillow on Your Fridge Day - no idea why putting linens in the pantry or in or on your refrigerator would bring on luck.  Would nicely cool down a pillow on a hot night tho....
  • World Digestive Health day
Quote of the day:
"In comparison to emotions, which come and go and sometimes mistakenly lead us into thinking there is danger, values provide a steady hand that reminds us about the kind of person we want to be." 

Today's quote dovetailed nicely with the way I started out today's meandering about online by reading an opinion piece that I agree with, but didn't post in social media because I'm tired of the entire subject of the debt ceiling.  I was one of those who thought no negotiations and invoke the 14th Amendment was the sensible way to go, and have no idea why that would provoke a Constitutional crisis other than the fact the GOP would wail and flail over it.  

While I'm at it, I really deplore the current trend of writers to hide their blogs unless folks are paying subscribers.  I first ran into this with JMS who writes extensively, and initially subscribed, and then realized with horror that I could quickly get nickeled and dimed to death by subscribing to those I wanted to read and dropped the subscription.  If I was a member of the 1% with nearly infinite disposable income at my disposal, the accumulation of small amounts wouldn't make a difference, but they do to me!

As we go through today, enjoying a three-day weekend [well if you don't work retail that is], the sales, the  cookouts, the official start to summer, pause for a moment and remember the cost.


Because this truly is America's most expensive holiday.  

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