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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happy anniversary!
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