"More Than Barbecues"
My Adventures in History (May 25, 2008)
""What's Memorial Day for?" asked my friend. After proceeding to explain why we celebrate the upcoming holiday, I wondered how many people have asked this same question. I know I have. In the past, it has been quickly dismissed as just another holiday, where we get an extra day off of work to have barbecues. So what is Memorial Day exactly?..."
I missed this one, when Memorial Day weekend was coming up. But, it's got some good thoughts - and a couple of links - so, 'better late than never.'
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2 comments:
Hey, thanks for the micro-review of my post. I hope you come back to my site every once in a while when you can!
It looks like you do a lot of post reviews. Very informative of what's out there in the blogosphere!
Rebecca
Rebecca,
Thanks for the comment, and the good words.
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