With all of the challenges we face as a nation, we need to take some time to put some distance between our challenges and us, recharging our batteries. It is ironic that when you do put some mental and emotional distance between you and your challenges, random thoughts can come to mind to take the edge off of your day.
When you hear the word ‘stock,’ what comes to mind? Do you think of Wall Street, or stocking your pantry for the coming shortages, or livestock? Do you think of the stocks of medieval and colonial American times that were used as a form of punishment and humiliation? While kicking back with a few buddies at a favorite watering hole, the thought occurred to me that it might be time to reinstate an old custom, ala Longshanks in Braveheart, erecting stocks … in D. C.
