Father's Day Weekend, 2026

Happy Father's Day Weekend! Are you seeing or doing anything different from other Father's Day Weekends? Like maybe,

Remembering the Founding Fathers

Statues: The People They Salute:

Abigail Adams wrote these words to her husband, John Adams, the day after the Battle of Bunker Hill having learned about the death of their dear friend Dr. Joseph Warren during the battle.

“The Day; perhaps the decisive Day is come on which the fate of America depends. My bursting Heart must find vent at my pen. I have just heard that our dear Friend Dr. Warren is no more but fell gloriously fighting for his Country— saying better to die honourably in the field than ignominiously hang upon the Gallows. Great is our Loss. He has distinguished himself in every engagement, by his courage and fortitude, by animating the Soldiers and leading them on by his own example.”- Abigail Adams (June 18, 1775)

I began to think about their ages on that day...Joseph Warren had recently turned 34, Abigail was 30 & John was 39. Somehow we think of the founding generation as elderly. . . most were not.

Pictured is John Trumbull’s painting “The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775.”

Look familiar?

Appreciating America

Everybody knows who Freddy is now, right?

Freddy headed home to Germany https://t.co/9X2Y4r3FiM pic.twitter.com/O2ncpeirfT

— Brandon (@BS_355) June 18, 2026

Who Is America's Homer? - Your choice?

The answer is obvious. https://t.co/3nlAS1POrw pic.twitter.com/ZPHGKnaXsX

— Tidewater Cavalier (@TDomhnaill) June 16, 2026

And now we have a Museum of the Bible, with some special lectures for a special anniversary . . .

We've discussed air conditioning. What about other Great American Inventors?

Norman Borlaug — good Lutheran from Iowa — might be the most impactful figure of the 20th century that you’ve never heard of. https://t.co/paeZ6OWtiR

— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) June 19, 2026

Weekend

Week in Pictures, World Cup Edition

With an assist from the Babylon Bee:

So-Called 'World's Greatest Dad' Not Even In Top Five

Music

Suggestion from last week:

34 American composer Samuel Barber and his Adagio for Strings.

Try to listen to that without getting emotional.

Posted by: banana Dream - I double dog dare you at June 13, 2026 12:03 PM

And here's the Washington Post March, because we need some Sousa, too.

Hope you have something nice planned for this weekend.

This is the Thread before the Gardening Thread.

Last week's thread, June 13, Getting close to that big anniversary: What and whom do you appreciate?

Reminder - reading for the bathroom:

I wrote the entry on chicken fried steak. I believe it is the best essay on chicken fried steak that has ever been written. If you read it and don't think so please send me the better one. https://t.co/28siRsSaub

— Walter Kirn (@walterkirn) June 14, 2026

Comments are closed so you won't ban yourself by trying to comment on a week-old thread. But don't try it anyway.

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