Memorial Day Weekend 2009 (24 May 2009)

Yesterday I bought my 2009 buddy poppy. Buddy poppies are put together by veterans for sale before Memorial Day each year.  They have special significance for me. I remember my grandfather, a World War I vet, and his poppies.  He would be visiting with us in Rochester, and as the time grew near he would start to get antsy. “I’ve got to get back to the [veteran’s] home. Got to make my poppies.”  I missed the chance to talk with him about his time in the war, but did get to learn my lessons about poker, raising puppies and raising kids.  And as recently as yesterday I was missing him and my dad as I tore down an old workbench.

So, we’ll be remembering our veterans this Memorial Day weekend, at the next Politics and a Pint.

The fine print:

What: Politics and a Pint
Where: The Contented Cow, Northfield
When: 24 May 2009, 6-7:30PM

Mother’s Day … no politics this day. 10 May 09

We presume that most of our gentle Politics and a Pint Players have Mothers, or are Mothers, or know a Mother they love, and we therefore declare this day a day without politics.

Next week … back to the fray.