The Forgotten English word for today is “dowlk,” which is “a word of doubtful etymology, but signifying the downy plumage of a bird.”
Of course, as everybody knows, the plumage doesn’t enter into it.
I had to work, despite the Veteran’s Day holiday, but I’m taking tomorrow off as part of a just-for-the-heck-of-it three-day weekend. Our office is just a block from 5th Avenue (and the New York Public Library), so we’re pretty close to every holiday’s parade route — today’s included. The photo up above is actually from a few blocks further uptown, maybe around 50th and 5th, but it was a beautiful day for a parade.
And, honestly, if anyone’s deserving of it, it’s certainly our veterans.