we botch up easter with jelly beans but no church. or jelly beans and church - but no church again till Christmas.
we let kids outa school on martin luther king day. as if letting kids outa school on martin luther king day teaches them anything about martin luther king.
we skip the st. patrick in st. patrick's day and go straight for the beer.
we ignore almost entirely veterans day and flag day.
we reserve the birth of our Savior for diamond engagement rings, macy's 1-day sales, and food. food, food, food. and stress. stress, stress, stress.
that we grill hamburgers on memorial day and independence day is more a function of summertime than of the holidays themselves.
which brings us to labor day, wherein we celebrate the value and contribution of work by not working. (try explaining that to a 5-year old.)
try explaining any of this to a 5-year old.
we reserve the birth of our Savior for diamond engagement rings, macy's 1-day sales, and food. food, food, food. and stress. stress, stress, stress.
that we grill hamburgers on memorial day and independence day is more a function of summertime than of the holidays themselves.
which brings us to labor day, wherein we celebrate the value and contribution of work by not working. (try explaining that to a 5-year old.)
try explaining any of this to a 5-year old.
