tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post1007012189277299033..comments2024-03-19T09:21:02.572-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Speaking Of Holidays (And Their Names)Roberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-37816318819919934952012-06-13T06:39:00.295-04:002012-06-13T06:39:00.295-04:00Darn right! It's as authentic a holiday as yo...Darn right! It's as authentic a holiday as you can get.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-77989964479376408632012-06-13T00:13:28.702-04:002012-06-13T00:13:28.702-04:00Hey, at least it wasn't created out of Thin Ai...Hey, at least it wasn't created out of Thin Air back in the 60's like Kwanzaa, or Festivus( For the Rest of Us!) off a Seinfeld Episode.Bubblehead Les.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00730873284089958084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-6913375245432407412012-06-12T18:03:42.861-04:002012-06-12T18:03:42.861-04:00Juneteenth has not, and will never be, renamed bec...Juneteenth has not, and will never be, renamed because some rioting mob somewhere would raise an objection, some traditions being held by some to be sacred.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-88957047300199214622012-06-12T08:15:05.395-04:002012-06-12T08:15:05.395-04:00So, what are your recommendations on how to celebr...So, what are your recommendations on how to celebrate this holiday?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-39394735010445381572012-06-12T07:46:57.939-04:002012-06-12T07:46:57.939-04:00I was fortunate enough to actually get to know two...I was fortunate enough to actually get to know two fine gentlemen who were freed with Lincoln's proclamation order. Both were in their ninety's and both were sharp as an icepick. <br /><br />The stories they told of being emancipated one day, and going back to work for day wages the next were fascinating. And would be hotly denied by many moderns, who absolutely know how things went down. <br /><br />StrangerStrangerhttp://extranosalley.comnoreply@blogger.com