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I got myself $15 bucks to iTunes which equals 2 free iBooks - sweetness. I love Swag bucks. Oh wait, I just love free stuff.
Here's a picture of my parents' floor coming along:
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| Lookin' good! Thanks Uncle Michael. |
According to the United States Department of Labor, the day "...constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country." Labor day is always on the first Monday of September. The first labor day was put into place by the Central Labor Union of New York was celebrated on September 5, 1882 only in New York City. A parade was held and 10,000 people, many, if not all, of whom took a day of unpaid leave, marched from City hall to union square in celebration. The observance of the holiday gained popularity with the workers in unions and spread throughout the country in the following 12 years. It wasn't until 1894 that it was made a federal holiday by congress and the president at the time, Grover Cleaveland, to help settle a wide spread strike involving the railroads.
Labor day has become a day that marks the end of summer and the beginning of school and USA football. Collegiate football starts the week before Labor day and National football begins the week following the holiday. Which explains all the Wendy's, McDonald's, Digorno's, TGI Fridays snackers, etc. commercials that I've heard this week. Because if Americans are sitting down watching sports then they definitely need the worst food possible in large quantities to stuff down their gullets right?
Ha, anyway, Labor Day is a pretty neat day. It has evolved greatly from it's origins with downtrodden workers in poor conditions fighting back, to an extra day off to enjoy life and hopefully remember where this country has come from. We should definitely be grateful for the much better conditions that people in the workforce face today.
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