Happy Juneteenth

Happy Juneteenth! Well today is actually the day after Juneteenth, but in case you don't watch the news there was a big flood here in Houston yesterday so I was a little too preoccupied to post. Hmm, now that I think of it, I wonder if the parades were canceled because of the weather. It actually was sunny by the afternoon, but that was probably too late for the parade to go on. Now I know what they mean by rain on my parade. Now some of you may be asking yourself, "What is Juneteenth? I've never heard of such a holiday. I think you made this up." Well no folks, I don't make up holidays unless they revolve around me, and trust me when I say Juneteenth has very little to do with me at all.
For those who don't know(mainly folks not from the South), June 19th, otherwise known as Juneteenth, is the day that Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, and so in the South it is celebrated as a holiday. I should probably add a caveat to that. In the South it is celebrated as a holiday...by the African American community. No one else really participates. Or at least not that I have ever seen. I personally have never been invited to any real Juneteenth celebrations. Now those in the South with a slight racist streak in them do host mock Juneteenth celebrations. These typically involve having a meal of stereotypical items like fried chicken, collard greens, watermelon, cornbread, and some 40s of Old English or Colt 45. Actually as I write this some cornbread sounds kinda good. Not to mention fried chicken. I will pass on the greens though. Personally I think they are nasty. But anyways, now you know the Southern tradition of Juneteenth. I'm not sure what African Americans actually do, although I know there is a parade. But since I am not African American and have never been invited to a Juneteenth event, I must admit its just one more day in June to me. Plus historically the day has little significance, although maybe more so in Texas then some other Southern states because of the way the E.P. was written. Anyways, now I'm rambling so I'll end here.