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It’s National Hamburger Day! Not just the ground meat, but the iconic sandwich. May 28 is as good a day as any, but in particular, it’s after Memorial Day, and that means we’re officially in the grilling season. And what could be more American to grill than a hamburger?

Folks have been celebrating National Hamburger Day since at least 2010. Hamburgers, though, go back a bit further. The first known invention of hamburgers – a beef patty served on bread – is in the 1880s, when a guy named “Old Davie” Davis had them on his menu at his cafe in Athens, Texas. There are some who argue that the honour should go to Louis Lassen, who first served up hamburgers at his restaurant in New Haven, Connecticut, on July 28, 1900. Regardless, the hamburger became undeniably popular after being served at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904. And, of course, the first McDonald’s was founded on April 15, 1955, in Des Plains, Illinois. Many hamburger joints offer specials today. So do your part! Eat a hamburger. Today.

Cartoon of the Week

Stuff

The Travelers

Not yet abandoned,

we left in the car

only those things we’d never miss:

a broken radio

and a glovebox forced shut

on miss-folded roadmaps

to places neither of us would ever return.

Down a tree-crowded road

we came upon a place

where the creek had moved on its own accord,

and a mailbox now stood

in the middle of the stream.

I couldn’t help but wonder

how they would get their mail,

and laughed at the image

of the postman puttering along in his boat.

And, of course,

you reminded me not to be stupid.

It was plain to see that no had lived there

in quite a while.

And, after all, we had to keep moving on,

because there was somewhere else we were sure to be

before dark.

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