It occurs to me, as I sit here drinking my morning coffee, that today is the Fifth of November.<\/p>\n
Guy Fawkes Day.<\/p>\n
The Gunpowder Plot isn’t something that Americans think of often, if ever. It’s a footnote in history books. I took a class in college on Stuart England, and Guy Fawkes got maybe<\/i> a thirty-second mention. In the grand scheme of history, Guy Fawkes probably wasn’t that important.<\/p>\n
Yet, Guy Fawkes did<\/i> inspire Alan Moore when he wrote V For Vendetta<\/i>.<\/p>\n
I can think of no more appropriate day for watching V For Vendetta<\/i> than today. So, maybe after work tonight, I’ll put in the DVD.<\/p>\n
The John Lennon-inclined can listen to “Remember” from Plastic Ono Band<\/i>. Ending, as it does, with the line, “Remember, remember, the fifth of November!”<\/p>\n
Guy Fawkes Day, people. Go blow some shit up. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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