It’s what people say that makes life interesting but remember that old mathematicians never die, the just lose some of their skills.
What’s gone wonky again is the weather although old hands called it summer showers. Not again, you would say, but it’s been playing bad these days from start to finish. Grey skies, sporadic rains, humid daylight and rumbling tornados keep all on edge.
Promises of more sunshine and less rain sounds like old wives tales but all agree that it’s better than the brutal winter that ended several months ago. Many people are packing their bags to travel outside the United States to feel good on the inside and great on the outside.
The weather aside, it was a fun and gala time in the nation’s capital when the Washington Capitals came to town bringing the Stanley Cup – the championship trophy awarded annually by the National Hockey League. For the Caps players, it was a unique event as it marked 26 years since the team won an international tournament.
You’ve guessed correctly that nearly everybody downed tools to be at the parade, which grounded the ever-busy Washington to a halt, disrupting traffic as well.
Father’s Day turned 100 years old and was observed throughout the nation with stores and shops making record sales on gifts for dads and grand dads. Funnily enough, fathers generally welcome the gifts but few have taken time to reflect on how the event came about.
It began when a young woman in Spokane, Washington wanted to honour her father in 1909 while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon. She decided to also designate a day for her dad, William Smart. Dodd’s mother had died in childbirth and her father, a civil war veteran had raised up singlehandedly six children.
The following year, Dodd wanted to celebrate Father’s Day on June 5, her father’s birthday and petitioned for the holiday to be recognized in her city.
Needing more time to arrange the event, Spokane’s mayor pushed the date by two weeks and the first Father’s Day was celebrated on June 19. 1910.
Well, what do you know? The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a Christian baker who last week refused to make a cake for a gay couple. The court did not decide the big issue on whether a business can refuse to serve gay and lesbian people. The justices voted 7-2 that the baker’s right was isolated under the First Amendment. The baker cited his Christian faith in refusing to make a cake for the wedding celebration. Through his lawyers, he argued that he’s an artist who should not be compelled to create a cake that contradicts his religious views. Appeals in similar cases are pending including one of a florist who didn’t want to provide flowers for a same sex wedding.
Monday June 18, 2018.
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