{"id":7622,"date":"2012-05-25T19:06:36","date_gmt":"2012-05-25T23:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/?p=7622"},"modified":"2019-05-04T05:26:38","modified_gmt":"2019-05-04T05:26:38","slug":"holiday-happy-memorial-day-week-end-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/holiday-happy-memorial-day-week-end-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"HOLIDAY: HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEK-END 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEK-END 2012<\/h1>\n

I have a feeling that most of us don’t observe Memorial Day as the solemn occasion it really should be. Rather, it’s yet another three-day holiday where we can begin to celebrate summer. (That’s the reason for the “happy” and “week-end” in the title above.)<\/p>\n

This day has never been kind to me. I haven’t had a good one for at least eighteen years, I think. I don’t know why. None of my pals ever want to do anything for it, and unless I <\/em>put something together, no<\/em> one does. And, even in my clubbing days, when we had a party before every holiday, (or so it seemed,) this one just always felt like it had some kind of pain built-in.<\/p>\n

It’s never failed to disappoint me. Which is what I’m used to by now, so I never have any expectations of it.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>And that’s also why I don’t have many suggestions for, or funny stories of, Memorial Day celebrations. If you can’t think of something fun to do, why not just go with spring cleaning? Or sports watching? I have a feeling I’ll try to combine the two, along with clearing my DVR, and hopefully packing for my next New York trip, which comes up in less than two weeks.<\/p>\n

Or maybe we all should all just sit and reflect on those we’ve lost, which is really the purpose of this holiday to begin with. I know I’ll be thinking of my little mother, which I do every day anyway. And Clarence, too, of course.<\/p>\n

However any of us choose to spend our time this week-end, fingers crossed that, for all<\/em> of us, this one will be more fun. Or productive. Or just peaceful.<\/p>\n

I wish you all a happy, and especially safe, Memorial Day week-end.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEK-END 2012 I have a feeling that most of us don’t observe Memorial Day as the solemn occasion it really should be. Rather, it’s yet another three-day holiday where we can begin to celebrate summer. (That’s the reason for the “happy” and “week-end” in the title above.) This day has never been<\/p>\n

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