President Trump has indicated his desire for a military parade through the streets of Washington, probably in November, as a show of respect and appreciation for our Armed Forces. However, word has leaked out of the Capital, as it usually does, that his plan has run into a few snags. Number one, the Joint Chiefs are concerned that there may not be enough time between now and November to teach the troops to goose-step, a la Russia and North Korea. Of course, if Trump orders it, they have no choice but to do the best they can. Also, there is some concern that the President may not be able to maintain the straight arm salute, which was popular in certain quarters during the 1030s, for as long as it takes the troops to pass by his reviewing stand. Reverting to his devout Christianity, he is looking for someone to hold his arm up, as Aaron and Hur did for Moses during the Israelites battle against the Amalekites (Exodus 17:12). A likely place for recruiting would be among...
My alarm clock goes off every morning at eight, except for the few times when I have a breakfast date. Usually I wake up about an hour before that, or at least I partly wake up. It is important that I remain in a “not quite awake but not quite asleep” state, because I consider that time as the germination period for whatever seeds happen to have blown into my head.