In the excitement over the runup to Garfield’s birthday, I almost forgot.

Everyone is getting ready! Juneteenth-Amerikans are already celebrating in their own traditional ways.

And there’s yet another new holiday on the horizon: From this year on, Afghanistan will mark August 31 as Victory Day, heralding the 2021 defeat of the GAE. I’d say this portends well as an example for Americans, Southerners especially, but we’re not ready, are we?

Good jobs, dads. Enjoy our day!