Comments on: I’m Skipping the Sales on Memorial Day http://www.singingthesky.com/writing/2009/05/24/im-skipping-the-sales-on-memorial-day/ crafty goodness Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:50:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Margaret http://www.singingthesky.com/writing/2009/05/24/im-skipping-the-sales-on-memorial-day/comment-page-1/#comment-74133 Margaret Mon, 25 May 2009 17:34:08 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/?p=695#comment-74133 We should have Memorial Day be like Veterans' Day--it has to fall on May 30th (traditional Mem. Day and my mom's birthday) no matter what day of the week it turns out to be. People pay little attention to the reason for a three day weekend. <em>Margaret's last blog post..<a href='http://teacherwoman.typepad.com/about_me/2009/05/down-the-shore.html' rel="nofollow">Down the shore</a></em> We should have Memorial Day be like Veterans’ Day–it has to fall on May 30th (traditional Mem. Day and my mom’s birthday) no matter what day of the week it turns out to be. People pay little attention to the reason for a three day weekend.

Margaret’s last blog post..Down the shore

]]> By: Pacian http://www.singingthesky.com/writing/2009/05/24/im-skipping-the-sales-on-memorial-day/comment-page-1/#comment-74132 Pacian Mon, 25 May 2009 17:06:12 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/?p=695#comment-74132 I think there's some interesting facet of American culture tied up in this, perhaps linked to those who seem to believe that those Coalition soldiers who died in Iraq and Afghanistan somehow died fighting for 'our freedom'. It's some fundamental failure to understand the benefits of living in our nations and what it takes to maintain those benefits. <em>Pacian's last blog post..<a href='http://spacecatrocketship.blogspot.com/2009/05/into-mind-of-sky-spiders-part-44.html' rel="nofollow">Into the Mind of the Sky Spiders: Part 44</a></em> I think there’s some interesting facet of American culture tied up in this, perhaps linked to those who seem to believe that those Coalition soldiers who died in Iraq and Afghanistan somehow died fighting for ‘our freedom’. It’s some fundamental failure to understand the benefits of living in our nations and what it takes to maintain those benefits.

Pacian’s last blog post..Into the Mind of the Sky Spiders: Part 44

]]> By: Kelvin Kao http://www.singingthesky.com/writing/2009/05/24/im-skipping-the-sales-on-memorial-day/comment-page-1/#comment-74075 Kelvin Kao Mon, 25 May 2009 02:03:47 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/?p=695#comment-74075 True. But then again, they do that to every holiday. After all, there are no holidays that are solely designed for sales purposes. (Okay, maybe if you count black friday) <em>Kelvin Kao's last blog post..<a href='http://www.puppetkaos.com/2009/05/1000-tweets/' rel="nofollow">1000 Tweets!</a></em> True.

But then again, they do that to every holiday. After all, there are no holidays that are solely designed for sales purposes. (Okay, maybe if you count black friday)

Kelvin Kao’s last blog post..1000 Tweets!

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