On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:20:06 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>On Thu 19 Jun 2008 09:01:45p, modom (palindrome guy) told us...
>
>> On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:44:37 -0700 (PDT), "
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>On Jun 19, 2:56?pm, "modom (palindrome guy)" > wrote:
>>>> It's Juneteenth. ?Everybody celebrate! ?Eat ribs!
>>>
>>>Juneteenth is simply another made up holiday that Blacks made up for
>>>just themselves, just like Kwanzaa. You;d never hear the end of it if
>>>someone tried to to institute a holiday just for Whites.
>>
>> It is not a "made up holiday" it is a celebration of freedom with a
>> rich historical foundation. See:
>> http://www.time.com/time/nation/arti...,00.html?imw=Y
>>
>> See also: http://www.juneteenth.com/history.htm
>>
>> I for one have observed Juneteenth annually as a part of my American
>> heritage for decades. The white v black presumption is bogus and only
>> serves to perpetuate divisiveness among our people. It is time that
>> we emancipate ourselves of such limited thinking. Be free!
>>
>> OBJuneteenth food: Pulled pork leftovers with marinated bean salad
>> and slaw for dinner tonight. Before that we had a delicious Italian
>> red wine with my homemade prosciutto. Juneteenth prosciutto for
>> everyone! Freedom tastes great!
>
>It may have a history, but it's certainly one I've never heard of.

As a fellow southerner, I'm surprised to hear this news. I became
aware of Juneteenth when I was a kid and the Beatles were not famous
and GM still made Corvairs. Perhaps because it arrives a day after my
birthday, I'm more attuned to the observance?

At any rate, it's a fine, freedom loving holiday. And we all need
more freedom.

OBFood: I gave sprouted stalks of lemongrass to two of my friends
yesterday. I bought the stalks at an Asian market in suburban Dallas
a few weeks ago and sprouted them in water. They have a nice brace of
roots on them now and are ready to plant in sunny spots in the yard. I
love lemongrass. My friends have greener thumbs than I and I'm
counting on them to raise a fine batch this summer for us all to play
with in the kitchen. Two more stalks are still trying to root at my
house tonight. I'm hoping they make it.
--

modom
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