By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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Memorial Day 2010 is here, and it's that time again. The time to remember all of those that gave their lives to defend our freedoms. Heroes all. The Civil War, the World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, The Gulf War...and now Iraq. I'm sure that there will be those individuals, as there always are, who decide to protest on this day. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but this is a day for the brave souls who stepped forward for us and gave their lives. This day belongs to them, and their brave deeds. It's a day for us to say 'thank you' to them, in whatever way we choose. Whether we observe the National Moment of Remembrance at 3:00PM, fly the flag at half-staff, or place a flag on their graves. The majority are nameless and faceless to most of us, but whatever you do May 31, 2010, just give them mad props. To say they're deserving would be an understatement.
For everybody gearing up for their barbecues, have a great time. Glenn and I will be hanging at the condo. Don't know what will be on the menu, but since we don't have a grill (the condo management is really strict about people having grills on their porches...any open flame has to be 'x' number of feet from any and all structures...kind of sucks), it'll be something other than charred cow or pig. I plan to hit the grocery store as early as possible tomorrow in case the stores will be closing early. I'm still adjusting to the hours of the south. In Los Angeles they never roll up the sidewalks. Everything is pretty much open 24/7. Here stores are either closed or close early for national holidays. Not sure what the deal will be tomorrow. I'm hoping that Publix is open for at least half a day. I prefer going there than the local Kroger. I would really like to get some sort of seafood to fix for dinner tomorrow night. Fish of some sort. The seafood counter at Publix is so much better. More locally caught fishies, etc. Kroger ships stuff in from as far away as Thailand and China where it's raised in farms. I will pick up shrimp to boil every once in awhile when it's on sale, but the shrimp at Kroger's 'fresh' counter is always still frozen and...well, to put it bluntly, it looks like crap. A bit suspect. I haven't had food poisoning much during my lifetime, but shellfish poisoning is a 'sick' I don't want to experience. Yick! Oh well, something will be served. I'll just figure it out when I go to the store.
Hope everyone has a lovely memorial Day, and happy barbecuing!
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