Standing at the Kiosk on May 17th Is Also Civil Preparedness

As a child, I never thought about where the chocolate cookies with silver balls came from on May 17th. Now, as an adult, that's exactly what the national day is all about. At least according to the Google document where parents of fifth and sixth graders are supposed to submit contributions for this year's celebration: We need six more at the kiosk, and who will man the sledgehammer clown from 5:30 p.m.? (Sledgehammer clown, what is that? A funf…