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1 February 2019 is Imbolc—the traditional beginning of
Spring. It is also National Freedom Day
in the United States, commemorating the day Lincoln signed the thirteenth
amendment to the Constitution, which when ratified would outlaw slavery. And it’s
the beginning of Black History Month.
The saint of the day is Brigid of Kildare, not to be confused with Bridget of
Sweden, whose feast day is currently 23 July.
It’s also Rent Day—the day in which I gather together the
money that will keep me and my dog warm and off the streets for another month.
The alignment of various paydays this month made it less traumatic than some,
but it still involved me physically going out and gathering the leafy green
stuff together from various sources. Some jerk with an automobile honked at me
for having the gall to be crossing a street (with the light, by the way) that
he wanted to turn onto. Being a pedestrian I didn’t have a horn, but I do have
a finger, and I used it accordingly.
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