HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

Seems like Father's Day is so late this year, but it has been the third Sunday of June since 1910, credited to Sonora Smart Dodd. In some parts of the world this day is a holiday. There is also a Global Day of Parents, created by the United Nations, and since 2013 has been annually celebrated on June 1.

How many of you knew that the U.S. has a Parent's Day, signed into law in 1994 by President Bill Clinton? Held on the fourth Sunday in July. The driving force for this day was the Unification Church. This religious movement was created by Sung Myung Moon of South Korea, and people who belong to that church are known as Moonies. He was the person who founded The Washington Times in 1982 to compete with The Washington Post as a conservative option. I was working in the U.S. Senate when this happened. Moon passed away in 2012 at the age of 92.

Anyone ever send you this?

I got one, so did a reference check. Snopes had a point-by-point refutation of this made up item that has been bouncing around since 2015. In short, sounds enticing and you can try, but will get stymied by bureaucracy and legality. Could also land you in jail.

A tribute to Chuck Berry, Brown Eyed Handsome Man, was replayed this past week by PBS. It was originally created four years ago just after he passed away. End your week with this montage of dancing to Johnny B. Goode.

Happy Father's Day.

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