Inasmuch as next Monday is Memorial Day I've done some research concerning earlier thoughts on that day. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. was only 20 when the Civil War broke out. He fought in the 20th Massachusetts infantry and was wounded 3 times. Eventually he became a Justice of the United States Supreme Court on which he served until 1932. In 1884 he delivered a Memorial Day address to a convention of Civil War survivors:

We are privileged to have Jefferson Crowther, his wife Allison, and their family, in our Gotham family. Although there were 34 (mostly-unrelated) people around the table at yesterday’s meeting of Formica and Open House, for me it was a family meal in which one of the family members shared something special -- something very special.

I have spoken before about the "Age Of Empowerment."  Health Food afficionados Burger King recently announced that after 40 culture shaping years,  they are finally retiring their marketing slogan, "Have It Your Way."     It occurred to me that either consciously or subconsciously, this emotional Trojan Horse may have over the course of several decades helped to change our thinking and behavior.    

We have a contract in our house. The subject is driving. Anyone with a license for less than one month – ok, you get the point – must agree to its terms and sign before being offered the privilege of car keys.

It’s that time of year where I play the role of a dutiful wife. I only do for my husband once a year so I should be a bit more easygoing about it. But I cannot even pretend to enjoy it because I dislike it so much.

It’s that time of year where I play the role of a dutiful wife. I only do for my husband once a year so I should be a bit more easygoing about it. But I cannot even pretend to enjoy it because I dislike it so much.

Do you bank on line?  I do it the old fashioned way.  By check.  My checkbook is a binder with three checks and stubs per page.  Every year or so I take out the stubs, clip them, and put them in the bottom of a drawer.  

So yesterday was my daughter, Sarah the author and Young Pro's leader's birthday. She has reached the age I was when she was born...28 years ago.