Happy Juneteenth, punters. How are you celebrating this great feast of freedom, a holiday second perhaps to Kwanza itself. With fried chicken, yum, fall-off-the-bone tender ribs, spit roast cat and all of that? I hope not, because it's Friday and we don't eat meat on Friday, being Christians.
Weird, isn't it, how Protestants mostly look down upon or ignore fasting when it's right there in the Bible, as in Christ Himself does it and commends it. Huh, I guess some parts of Sola Scriptura are more sola than others. Fasting and solas aside, here at the Compound we're enjoying this jolly old Juneteeth by looking out on our Old Adversary the Weather from the safety of the front porch. And what do we see?
Glowering clouds, a chill breeze, rain, and the dull rumble of thunder. Yes, a storm's threatening to blow in from the West, and for a moment it looked like we were in for a tornado, the air was turning green. But the threat has passed, for now.
Time, then, to break out champagne and smoked salmon (does this somehow count as fasting? Ed.) as we dare our Ancient Enemy, the Weather, to do its worst on this joyous day of liberation. Speaking of which, d'ye not think it about time for the US to reposition a Carrier Group into the English Channel and liberate the UK?
C'mon, it wouldn't be hard, it's not as though the Sceptered Isle has a Navy, Army or Air Force. Way easier than, say, the Straits of Hormuz, and we'd be welcomed as liberators. Maybe next year, on this sacrosanct day, Juneteenth.
Cheers,
LSP
14 comments:
Champagne and smoked salmon are not meat, so your good to go LSP.
Meh... I was busy, so I 'missed' it... whatever it was supposed to be...
What port in England would be the equivalent of Galveston for a landing on June 19, 2027?
One of my wife's gal-pals was born on Juneteenth but did not know the significance until I told her. She was not amused, but her father thought it was hilarious.
I can understand the days' importance for Blacks in Texas. So a Texas State holiday is one thing. But a Federal holiday? Another unnecessary, white-liberal guilt-ridden holiday. There are a few Federal holidays I'd get rid of: MLK Day and President's Day (We are a Republic. A limited government republic. The President is the chief executive, not a divine right monarch. Don't celebrate him.)
I know. Limited government? How ridiculous and old fashioned.
Fasting/Pope: I respect you and your thoughts too much to get into an argument about Catholicism vs Protestantism (or Eastern vs Roman). Besides you're a pro, I'm just an ignorant heathen who gave up on organized religion long ago. But here I am commenting anyway.
Charlie Kirk has a point.
https://appalachianrenegade.com/2026/06/19/charlie-kirk-on-juneteenth/
The Emancipation Proclamation, which only applied to the Confederate states.
Thx, DOS, I crunched the numbers and came t the same result. Still, tbh, it's the spirit of the thing.
Totally get that, NFO.
Wild, you'll be surprised, but I've never been to Galveston. Then there's Juneteenth.
Infidel, I'm a bit concerned. Are you saying our Federal authority is somehow wrong?
Anon, bless you brother and feel feel to comment away (we might well disagree :) )
All good.
RHT -- Aye.
Proclaim liberty throughout the land to all it's inhabitants. There, it's official.
Right with you Mr Ritchie.
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