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serynI got an explanation as to today's holiday.
I complained that Veterans' Day is about veterans and now Memorial Day is about veterans.
"No, Memorial Day is about dead veterans."
Somehow, there really isn't a way I can argue against that. Even if it seems ridiculous that we don't have any days to honor dead anyone else. I guess we did end up with some residual Viking flavors in our culture after all.
Have you seen the people who are saying that if you're not going to honor veterans then you shouldn't get the day off? I would actually like that. Most companies offer some number of holidays or exchange them for other time off if someone is covering (exceptcorrvin's employer; I got better benefits working fast food than they get in a responsible adult job.) so I would be quite pleased to go in when the traffic toward work is nil (but the traffic to fun things is excessive.) I would be thrilled if I could have another day as a holiday. Say, some random Tuesday. Or if it has to be a holiday, something like Flag Day or last week's Towel Day.
I complained that Veterans' Day is about veterans and now Memorial Day is about veterans.
"No, Memorial Day is about dead veterans."
Somehow, there really isn't a way I can argue against that. Even if it seems ridiculous that we don't have any days to honor dead anyone else. I guess we did end up with some residual Viking flavors in our culture after all.
Have you seen the people who are saying that if you're not going to honor veterans then you shouldn't get the day off? I would actually like that. Most companies offer some number of holidays or exchange them for other time off if someone is covering (except
corrvin's employer; I got better benefits working fast food than they get in a responsible adult job.) so I would be quite pleased to go in when the traffic toward work is nil (but the traffic to fun things is excessive.) I would be thrilled if I could have another day as a holiday. Say, some random Tuesday. Or if it has to be a holiday, something like Flag Day or last week's Towel Day.
