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Posted originally 6 years ago.

Happy Labor Day Weekend




I'm posting this on Friday instead of Monday so you can accomplish as many of these as you can for your 3 days off.

I don't know what to make of this weekend anymore.  We all approve of jobs and the labor that goes into those jobs.  We all want everyone to work if they so desire.  But the meaning of Labor Day itself seems to have faded into the dustbin of history.  Labor, or rather labor Unions are out of fashion.  Southern states have their right-to-work laws and we know that in some respects unions killed off Detroit and to a degree G-Burg.  

Having never been a union worker, and having been in management that fought unionization of the 9th Judicial Circuit, I may be slanted.  Ask a union guy who worked at Keystone Wire and they would practically lay down and die if need be to preserve their union life.  

We know unions were instrumental in ridding the country of the scourge of child labor, and helped integrate black workers into the work force, and led the fight for women in the factories.  We also know they were hotbeds for corruption and criminal activities. Let's just celebrate our Unions for the good they accomplished, and if you are working, then give thanks for your labor, and the paycheck that follows.  If retired, then thank the job, or jobs, that made your retirement possible.    

Again, I don't know.  This is what I do know:  50 fun things to do this weekend.

  1. call the kids and say hello
  2. take a bike ride (motorized or not) 
  3. cook out
  4. take a drive in the country
  5. work on those home projects
  6. go to a car show
  7. sit in the shade with a cold one or a Bloody Mary
  8. stay inside, and cuddle up with a good book
  9. take a nap
  10. make homemade ice cream
  11. call the parents and say hello
  12. go out to your favorite restaurant
  13. take a walk at the park
  14. find a friend
  15. watch a marathon of Breaking Bad, or Lawrence of Arabia
  16. garden
  17. install accent lights outside the house
  18. clean out the gutters
  19. unclutter the garage
  20. plant a tree
  21. call a friend
  22. go through your closet and get rid of stuff you haven't worn in 3 years 
  23. get tickets on Allegiant and come see me
  24. go to the cemetery and remember (take a flower and place on a stranger's plot)
  25. play catch with your kid
  26. take your best 4 legged buddy for a walk
  27. kiss your spouse
  28. better yet, kiss your best 4 legged buddy
  29. go to a movie
  30. buy some artist paints and dabble
  31. sit in the porch and watch life go by
  32. watch a baseball game
  33. get signed up for fantasy football
  34. play golf
  35. visit a friend in a nursing home
  36. go shopping
  37. go see a parade
  38. go to a fast food joint and tip the person at the counter
  39. attend church services
  40. paint a room
  41. do something wild and spontaneous (I swear, you'll remember it always)
  42. go have a Jerry's (Mt. Pleasant) or Davis Bros pizza (Peoria)
  43. get frisky (yeah, you know what I mean)
  44. clean the house
  45. buy a camera and use it
  46. start a blog
  47. start an online savings account
  48. write a letter to someone
  49. refinish that oak box that has been sitting in the attic for years
  50. find some friends and go to a bar 
Bonus Points (updated yesterday)

51.  set your alarm for 4 am, put your flip-flops on and go streaking around your house (no, your neighbors won't see you. no, you won't get arrested.  Yes, you'll smile about it all day)

52.  write down on index cards four or five wonderful things that have happened to you in your life.  Then have someone video you talking extemporaneously about them on your phone or camera.  Then transfer it to a flash drive and tuck it away with your valuables.  When you are gone your family will treasure it.  


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