urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:raygunn_revival Per Ardua ad Astra Inc. Presents: All the Worlds and the Heavens Under One Tent the not-so-reverend ray gunn 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:raygunn_revival:44336 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z <center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/raygunn/10160882/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://photos8.flickr.com/10160882_19d3546811.jpg" width="500" height="397" alt="In the future, all mothers will be equipped with night vision." /></a><br /><br />"День Защитника Отечества : Defenders of the Motherland Day" (c) 2005</center> <br /><br />In Russia there is a holiday called Defenders of the Motherland Day, also Man's Day. It is traditionally celebrated on February 23. Mark your calendars for next year. <br />Until recently this holiday was known as Soviet Army Day, but nowadays it has become a holiday for all men by analogy with the similar Women's Day. If they ever come home, men are congratulated and given presents. Like vodka-flavored neckties and Russian nesting rifles.<br /><br />Mother's Day in the U.S. is almost upon us. What are you getting Mom?