Monday, May 30, 2011

Memorial Day

Today, May 30, is celebrated as Memorial Day. In bygone times it was known as Decoration Day when we decorated the graves of military veterans. But the word "thirty" is also a newspaperman's term for "the end" of a column or article.  The late Bill Stern always ended his radio broadcast with the phrase "well, that's the THREE-O mark for tonight." An old Irish lady once said "Marry in May and you'll rue the day." But I married my wife THIRTY years ago on May THIRTY and I haven't rued nor has it been the end - rather a blessed continuation.......
tjs
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