Two more days!

Don't get the impression that I like Thanksgiving or anything, but I do enjoy this holiday as much or more that any other. Actually, some holidays we celebrate should be eliminated, as least in my opinion. As you know, I detest Halloween and the whole concept of kids begging for more candy they don't need. I am not Irish, so St. Pat's is out for me, since most folks use it as just another excuse to get drunk and act stupid. Oh, and what in the hell is Valentine's day about? Get rid of that excuse to spend more money before Halloween please. I guess all the "day" holidays are good, ie, Father's Day, Mother's Day, Grand....days, Labor day, Memorial Day etc, but I have doubts about the origin of Memorial Day. I didn't know that many southern states didn't recognize the usual Memorial Day until I got to South Carolina. It apparently was created by the US. govt in honor of Union soldiers buried in the south. Anyway, I can go either way on that one. Sure, we need to recognize the birthday's of some of our past great leaders. So, If I were in charge, we would keep MLK Day, Easter, Mom/Dad Days, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, veteran's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. How in the world did New Year's Day get to be a holiday? So we lived through another year. Is that an excuse to go bananas? Another excuse to get drunk and act irresponsible if you ask me. But, any day that gets me out of work is good with me, right?

My thing about Christmas is that it has become so commercialized that I don't think most people actually stop to think what the day actually represents. I need to look into the history of it, but for most kids in our society, it has become a feast of "how much can I get this year". Love and goodwill toward our fellow citizens and honoring the birth of Jesus too often thanks a background to materialism in our country.

Well, anyway, if I can kill 15 more minutes I am out the door for the day!

Good day