{"id":33218,"date":"2026-06-05T09:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/?p=33218"},"modified":"2026-06-05T21:45:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T21:45:01","slug":"the-middle-day-of-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/the-middle-day-of-three\/","title":{"rendered":"The Middle Day of Three"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n(RADM Donald F. “Mac” Showers awarded the Bronze Star for his actions at Station HYPO, home of the Battle of Midway Codebreakers who enabled formation of the ambush that sank all four of the Imperial Navy’s major aircraft carriers. On this day in 1942).<\/p>\n

OK, OK, settle down out there. It’s a sunny afternoon and people are soaking up some vitamin D. We have a group of our Zooms hovering near the Conference Room door discussing the Sunrise DC Vegan Cook-out where they hope to get insight and ‘build power alongside local groups already working on environmental, economic, and social justice issues.<\/p>\n

And maybe hear about the big demonstrations that are supposed to demonstrate complete rejection to the 250th anniversary celebrations across the River. The Zooms have a luncheon over by the Reflecting Pool happen here in DC on the 27th. We took a poll at the Production Meeting and the Creative Weenies said the acceleration and emotion are already pretty stark. What’s more is that there are months to go the election that will determine our fate.<\/p>\n

Or whether a Blue change in the House could mark an impeachment attempt. Should Red hold on, the results of the Trump economic program, like today’s job report. Regardless, it will entertain us to November<\/p>\n

Anyway, the jobs report this morning had twice the number of new jobs than expected, so we are optimistic the DC suburbs will continue to get fed. There are a lot of interesting things in motion.<\/p>\n

Sort of like Jail House Rock, you know?<\/p>\n

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So, our group has devolved to a diversity of projects that often collide. We have loyalties to all sorts of improbable things with outstanding pedigrees. This morning was case in point. in 1956, this day in June featured the appearance of 21-year old Elvis Presley caused a commotion on the Milton Berle Show. Some of the Boomers claim to remember something about it. So, there was some laughing and hip-shaking over by the big glass windows as Fast Eddie from legal appears with a tablet held upright.<\/p>\n

“Do not use that other old black and white image that was in the wikis.” He waved the image to ensure we knew. It was a photo of a thin Caucasian man with a determined face standing next to a sign that could also still have exited in the year Elvis scandalized the nation.<\/p>\n

Our Zooms are interested to hear the human side of things. The Booms try to recall them as a discussion of what happened on this day, the one in the middle of the biggest naval in history near Midway Atoll.<\/p>\n

Splash was mostly awake seated at the middle of the long table. There were two volumes in front of him. He lifted the thicker of the two, waving it slowly to get attention. “This is the second edition of ‘Cocktails With the Admiral.’ I took a look at it to see if Vic’s book has anything to say about the things that made this day in June the middle of a lot of things. For those that knew him, Mac was a living symbol of some grand times. It is appropriate to remember now that we are facing our own. Get it for your Kindle library!<\/p>\n

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Copyright 2026 Vic Socotra
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