Happy Easter
The picture I chose is from St Peter's Basilica in Rome. Today Christians will go to Easter mass and will have a family meal. The White House will have its traditional Easter egg roll. To others it is just another Sunday. Vladimir Putin declared an Easter cease-fire in the Ukraine war, though it may not be more than an empty gesture.
For those in Boston it is also the celebration of Paul Revere's ride (250 years ago) and the battle that followed. Tomorrow is the nerdy Boston Marathon. It is also the start of another school vacation week.
It might be time to stand back and do a little reflecting. I knew someone who I disagreed with on just about everything. We were in no way friends and we really had some cut-throat battles. About three years ago there was a discussion in which I disclosed something stupid I did when I was young and the deep regrets I had about it. In a very decent gesture, he told me not to carry it around and reminded me that we were all young once. It was kind of a rare moment for him and I. For some reason I never forgot it. I heard he passed away Friday. I think we can all tone it down on the politics a bit.
That is my Easter message.
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To some it is the last day of Passover.
The White House will have its traditional Easter egg roll. To others it is just another Sunday.
Not exactly traditional
The White House is for the first time soliciting corporate sponsors for the annual Easter Egg Roll event to be held Monday on the South Lawn. This comes as billionaire tech executives have faced growing criticism for cozying up to the Trump administration.
CNN first reported earlier this month that the White House had begun courting sponsors for the typically apolitical family gathering, at between $75,000 to $200,000.
White House solicits corporate sponsors for Easter Egg Roll : NPR
So it seems that Trump and the corporate cronies are looking for goodies as much as the children will be at this easter egg roll