Ding and Dong, from the nearest large city morning news show that comes in clearly on my digital flat screen TV with the rabbit ears, are on this morning. I should not probably call them that but since they are on a network channel that streams thru a large part of Texas it seems like they would check their facts a little better or it is amazing to me, they I am sure went to college and do not seem to know what Labor Day is about. They keep talking like it is flag day and honoring the military, they even did a piece with the Dixie Flag Company and talked about San Antonio having such a large military presence. While that is very nice and all, Labor Day is to pay tribute to the contribution American workers have made to make our country strong and prosperous. United States Department of Labor has a very nice easy to read definition with a short history of how Labor Day came to be not to mention if you google just reams of information are available. Well, I am just a small town American girl from Flour Bluff, Texas. I am thankful our working teachers took pride in making sure Flour Bluff kids knew what Labor Day was all about, plus my Dad usually told us kids why he was home for a Federal holiday. According to the United States Census Bureau we are celebrating 155.2 million people that are 16 and over, June 2012, in our nation's labor force. So to the American worker, dock workers, ship builders, Tugboat Captains, truck drivers, bartenders-especially at the 90 West Bike Stop, construction workers, hair dressers, song writers, musicians, computer programmers, actors, teachers, telephone telemarketers (yes I know), janitors, cooks, grocery store checkers and managers, waitresses, mechanics, builders of fishing cabins and deer blinds, HVAC workers, farmers, ranchers and even you-Ding and Dong fluffy hair silly journalist majors in the newsroom of the local TV morning show, here's to you-thank you for all you do everyday all year long, you are what make America great, Thank you Thank you! Have a nice day of rest and fun-no work today! kisses
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