I think so.  I don't even like the name.  That has little to do with the fact that I went into labor on a Labor Day weekend.  No, it's not that.  It's just a dull holiday.  I can't even believe people have parties or travel because it's (whoopee!) Labor Day!  YAY!!!

Think about it.  As a kid Labor Day is just that horrific reminder that school is about to begin.  Can the end of Daylight Savings Time be far behind?  

There's no cool motif for Labor Day.  No pumpkins, flags, bunnies, turkeys, trees, hearts -- boring.  

So what distinguishes Labor Day?  Another 3 day weekend.  Another (hohum) barbeque.  More traffic jams.  

Do the labor unions really live it up on that first Monday of September?  

Anyway, I am a bah-humburger when it comes to this useless holiday.  

Oh, and cards.  Did any of you receive a Happy Labor Day card?  Ever?  

Flowers.  Ever answer the door to a florist bringing you a bouquet of Labor Day lilies or pointsettias?  I didn't think so.

Okay.  Enough.  Bring on Halloween and let the beautiful Fall/Winter holidays begin!

Susan 

     
“Half a truth is often a great lie.”

Ben Franklin

Leave it to you, Chris, to inject some lofty political sentiment into a lighthearted "attack" of the uber-boring holiday -- Labor Day.

Tee hee

Hey, I'm not saying that expecting political discourse deeper than a tired bumpersticker jab from your basic hostile Trotskyite is unlikely, but if the foo shits, wear it...

The Man, 

Susan

     
“Half a truth is often a great lie.”

Ben Franklin

For me, Labor Day is a day off from classes. I'm away from home for the first time (not including summer trips), at a four-year university, with three days of no-responsibility freedom.

It's going to be boring as f**k.

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Have I told you lately how much I love your new avatar, Logic?  I do.

Enjoy your boring 3-day weekend! 

Susan 

     
“Half a truth is often a great lie.”

Ben Franklin

I thought you might. I have an 8X10 (uncropped) postcard version on my dorm room wall.

I still can't think of an apropos lyric for my sig line, though.

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"Every day holds a new beginning and every hour holds the promise of an Invitation to Love." 

Here are some pics from my labor day weekend...

Order of pics

1) and 2) Me, Mark, Scot, Mike and Chris (from the deck of the lakehouse)

3) and 4) the lakehouse and 5) beach from lakehouse (the view from the beach shows our firepit (by the picnic table) 

6) and 7) Dahmer's cabin and lake from the cabin

the rest of the photos are from the boat when Scot, Bill (Mark's Dad) and I went fishing on Labor Day (including one of the two 19" smallmouth bass I reeled in)

"Every day holds a new beginning and every hour holds the promise of an Invitation to Love." 

Smokey - love the t-shirt. My brother has that same shirt and it makes me giggle every time I see it.

I can come up with worse holidays to celebrate than Labor Day. And honestly, I don't think anyone's really actually "celebrating" Labor Day so much as they're celebrating...or rather, lamenting...the end of summer. It's a day to just kick up one last solid summer barbecue and listen to classic rock while playing horseshoes with your drunk uncle. Sucks for people who get stuck working the whole weekend though. Talk about putting a crimp in your celebrating.

~ Amanda

"Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave..."

Another excerpt from the Labor Day weekend. This is a video of my friends Scot and Mike entering the Nahma Days Logcutting competition.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbmEulf3Qa4

"Every day holds a new beginning and every hour holds the promise of an Invitation to Love." 

That was a manly endeavor, Smokey!  If Scot (was he the one on the left?) had gotten down lower, I'll bet that log would have been sawed through quicker.  I kept waiting for him to get down on his knees. 

The lake house was magnificent.  Cute fish too! 

Gotta love the Midwest when it comes to having a wholesome good time!

Susan 

     
“Half a truth is often a great lie.”

Ben Franklin

"Every day holds a new beginning and every hour holds the promise of an Invitation to Love." 

So I downloaded my Labor Day weekend photos and lo and behold -- Labor Day was not the worst holiday! Actually had a really good time. We drove up to Point Reyes Seashore, West Marin county north of San Francisco. As you can see, swarms of others did not do the same. This is good. Keep the secret.

David on the hike to Kehoe Beach -- dog beach. White sand...

After a half mile or so, this is where we ended up... Virtually alone. On a Sunday late morning. Labor Day weekend. And no crowded parking lot! No parking lot at all. Free roadside parking. Amazing!

The mid-point between LA and San Francisco is the Harris Ranch Kitchen where we stopped for lunch. The horse painting on the wall behind me made me think of The Soprano's "Pie-Oh-My."

The lodge we were fortunate enough to find at the last minute. This is in Olema. Population: 55.

The town where time stood still -- Point Reyes Station. Yes, there are a lot of hippies here.

And a lot of cows...

...and lots of cute little calves...

Love the landscape and skies here...

 Susan

     
“Half a truth is often a great lie.”

Ben Franklin

"Every day holds a new beginning and every hour holds the promise of an Invitation to Love." 

I'm not even going to Google "dutch angle" or "Dutch courage" but I'm thinking it has something to do with standing on a dyke to take a photo. 

Susan 

     
“Half a truth is often a great lie.”

Ben Franklin