Today is Labor Day, the national holiday that, according to Wikipedia, “honors the American labor movement and the contributions that workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of the country.” Canada celebrates on the same day that we do, but many other countries still recognize International Workers’ Day on May 1 as their holiday.
It’s ironic that this day acknowledges “workers” by having all federal offices, banks, and many corporations closed so they can stay home from their work places. But then, our country has never missed an opportunity for a three-day weekend; and this is the last one of the summer. Tomorrow lifeguard stations and beaches will be empty as workers return to their jobs and students return to their classrooms.
What am I doing to celebrate the unofficial end of summer? Actually, I’m working. No I’m not tilling fields or taking a place on an assembly line or creating new computer code. But I am handling our personal finances, working on a master marketing plan for my new publishing company, and reducing the emails in my in-box to a manageable number.
Because these activities don’t care about a holiday.
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