labor day

Confused (MM #4548)

Today is Labor Day, and I’m somewhat confused. What is Labor Day anymore? The government created the holiday to honor our blue-collar workers, those who labored. It’s supposed to be a day where we pay tribute to those who, as Donna Summer would say, work hard for the money. But we don’t live in a…

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Does Anyone Care? (MM #4184)

Today is Labor Day. It’s the day we set aside yearly to honor the working men and women across the land. But after some thought, I have to ask, does anyone care? Sure, everyone loves having the day off. But do you really concern yourself with the plight of today’s blue-collar workers? You may want…

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Where Did Summer Go? (MM #3820)

Where did summer go? Even though the season technically ends in two weeks, this year, it seemed so short. And while we lost all of last summer, this year was even stranger. And to me, this year was worse than last year, even though we could do a little more…

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Labor Day (MM #3456)

Today is Labor Day and this year I’m thinking it won’t be your normal end of summer holiday. This year we have a lot of people we need to honor. We need to think about our first responders an people working on the front lines during COVID-19. Without these people, we’d truly be in a…

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I Feel Off (MM #3085)

I don’t know how to explain it any other way, but I feel off. I’m not sick, but I just don’t feel like myself. And for some reason this seems to happen every year around Labor Day…

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The Saddest (MM #2721)

This may sound crazy, and it probably is, but I think that September is the saddest month of the year. I’m serious. Let me explain…

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Allergies (MM #2707)

I’ve suffered from allergies as long as I can remember. And for some reason they usually act up right around Labor Day. This year, the misery has already begun…

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Rainy Weekend (MM #2355)

After what southern Texas has been going through I shouldn’t whine about the weather. But, it’s another rainy weekend here. And for our holiday weekend we’re dealing with the remnants of Hurricane Harvey…

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Labor Day Origins (MM #1993)

I’ve always been the curious sort. And since today is Labor Day, I got to wondering about how it started. Little did I know that the Labor Day origins involved a controversy…

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Jerry’s Kids (MM #1512)

If you’re of a certain age, all I have to say is the phrase ‘Jerry’s Kids’ and you know exactly what I’m talking about; The Labor Day Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. Sadly it looks like a part of our history is no more…

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