Happy Birthday, America! Freedom Day.

As much as Columbus Day is a part of our national celebration, so too is Juneteenth!
(and yes, many of us white folk indeed knew of it before this year, but now we are celebrating...)

A little Kool and the Gang to kick us off then; don't be a snob, it's a song we all know to get the party started.  No Chinese fireworks, but a summer Friday, the outdoors, some food, friends, family, friends as family, and.... F-R-E-E-D-O-M !!!!

It's Time, to come together...
It's up to you: What's your pleasure?
Every One Around the World... Come ON!

America should indeed keep a formal Independence Day (July 4), but add Juneteenth to the calendar as a national holiday too -- Freedom Day!  There's plenty of room for both, really. And it honors, and acknowledges, our shared histories -- on paper, and in reality.
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Happy weekend!
Happy Father's Day!
Happy Juneteenth!
and... Happy Birthday!

"Free Yourself...
and the Rest will Follow..."