it's Juneteenth today, (actually, technically it was yesterday, june 19th) --the day that the news of lincoln's emancipation proclamation reached the slaves in galveston, texas. A holiday of sorts... the commemoration of the last group of slaves to be (legally) freed.

such a sobering thought that although i wish i lived in the 60's, i'd probably be discriminated against if i had actually tried to fit in then.

today is also $1 per 24-ounce draft night!