before<\/em> Monday are fair game to have a fun holiday week-end, which also serves as the unofficial beginning of summer. So I say go for the fun, while also being somewhat mindful of paying even silent tribute to the people who were and are protecting our liberties. Their contribution is something that\u2019s easy to forget about in our day-to-day lives, so I hope we can all think about them for a moment, in-between our barbecues, fair-going, sports-watching (and doing,) and sale-shopping.<\/p>\nI usually take these sort-of quiet three days to accomplish<\/em> something, rather than to party<\/em>. Last year at this time, Mr. X and I were out shopping for our fabulous new bed.\u00a0 But\u00a0this<\/em>\u00a0year is a lot less sexy, to say the least\u2014we\u2019ll be having our sewer system re-done, which means tearing up the ground in front of our house! So, happy holiday to us!!! (And to our neighbors, as well!\u00a0 But Mr. X is so thoughtful\u2014he gave them all ear plugs, along with apology-in-advance notes!)<\/p>\nNo matter what\u00a0you<\/em>\u00a0do over the next three days, I wish you all a happy, and especially\u00a0safe<\/em>, Memorial Day week-end, (with no drinking and driving, please\u2014you don\u2019t want us to be remembering you<\/em> next year, do you?!) \u00a0And please don\u2019t forget to take a few minutes to honor the fallen, at least on Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEK-END 2018 As jokey as I always am, Memorial Day is one topic I\u2019m serious about. It\u2019s actually a day to remember the military personnel who lost their lives while serving this country. But I have a sinking feeling that most people don\u2019t think about them at all over this holiday week-end.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>As jokey as I always am, Memorial Day is one topic I\u2019m serious about. It\u2019s actually a day to remember the military personnel who lost their lives while serving this country. But I have a sinking feeling that most people don\u2019t think about them at all over this holiday week-end. So now that I\u2019ve reminded you of the day\u2019s purpose, I hope you all will join me in sparing a thought for our fallen protectors.<\/p>\n