Good Wednesday morning, TSFers! Happy Hump Day and a heartfelt “thank you” to all those who served. It’s Veteran’s Day in the U.S., which was initially celebrated as Armistice Day to mark the end of WWI but was renamed in 1954 to also recognize WWII and the Korean War.
I struggled for a good while to find a way to say something meaningful and remain apolitical (as we do here) about Veteran’s Day and couldn’t find the right tone or words. I think that in and of itself is telling. Veterans, the men
and women who served, earned our respect and that should come without invoking any part of the political spectrum and should be unrelated to any political party. As with many things, the contributions of individuals have been subsumed by the whims of those who move the levers of power. Our veterans, members of my family included, served America, not the interests of any faction within.
On a totally different and lighter note, the leaf vacuum trucks are moving through my neighborhood. They’re loud and also pretty cool — a unique piece of equipment suited to the problems of suburbia. Do y’all have them in your county? How about in your country for our international readers?
