Friday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

It's Good Friday for Christians. When we were kids, we were told to be silent from noon until 3:00 P.M. (that's when Jesus was on the cross). Then, my mother would haul us down to our church to do the stations of the cross. At mass, we had to kiss the cross. And, no meat. Lots of traditions (and superstitions) wrapped up in this particular holiday -- and in almost all aspects of Catholicism.

Should be a slow news day. The markets are closed. Congress is out. Back in the Bush days, we could have expected some big, sleazy announcement very late in the day. So glad those days are over.

Let's see where this day leads....