An appropriate time to begin this discussion. Today is the day chosen (hoping folks would forget) to begin the impeachment (redux) of Donald Trump.
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The 12th of February. Another major holiday sacrificed for the efficiency (sic) of business.
The Ides of April (give or take)
This year provides an unusual confluence of events.
150 years ago, this past Thursday, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses P. Grant. Which meant that the Civil War, the war between the North and the South, the war between factions in America was “officially” over. But, like our Battle for Independence, the war went on for at least a few more months. There wasn’t instant communication back then- but. more importantly, to my mind, the war is still ongoing.
The 12th of February
When I was younger- and living in New York- today was always a holiday. Our reverence for Abraham Lincoln meant that we missed school, we missed work, and we reflected on how he changed our nation.