Some Summer Stuff
* This weekend is the official start of summer...in Minnesota. For some reason, Minnesotans basically try to skip spring and go straight into summer on the last weekend of May, rather than wait until the calendar start in about a month on June 21. Minnesotans literally say "It's the start of summer!" on Memorial Weekend. Nearly no one works on Friday, because they all left on Thursday to head to "the cabin."* Which leads me to another thing..."the cabin." Where is this cabin? How big is it? Why do all Minnesotans go to this cabin? If you ever talk to a Minnesotan about what they are doing on the weekend during the summer which began on Memorial Weekend, they all say "Going to the cabin." This must be one huge freaking cabin. I believe that it covers the upper third of the state of Minnesota and most of western Wisconsin. To properly indicate possession of a rural residence that gets frost in June, Minnesotans should visit "our cabin," or "my cabin" or "my dad's cabin" or "the family's cabin" or "some cabin we are renting at a resort." Since all Minnesotan's go to "the cabin," I still believe that there's just one giant Lincoln Log building up north somewhere, and Duluth is in the living room.
* Does anyone else wish Barry Bonds would just get plunked and never hit another baseball?
* Since this is Memorial Weekend, I want to point out something that kind of bothers me...I think that the meaning of Memorial Day has kinda been distorted since all of these wars and stuff started after 9-11. I had always thought that Memorial Day was a time to remember and honor those that had given their lives while serving the country, and that Veterans Day was a time to honor and recognize and celebrate the living heros of war. Instead, all of the news stories seem to be about soldiers, Marines, etc. who were recently injured in Iraq, Afganistan or wherever they were stationed. Wikipedia defines Memorial Day a "holiday [that] commemorates U.S. men and women who died in military service for their country." It defines Veterans Day as a "day [that] has...evolved as a time for honoring living veterans who have served in the military during wartime or peacetime, partially to complement Memorial Day, which primarily honors the dead." Although I FULLY support honoring and appreciating those currently serving and the living veterans, I hope that people are not forgetting the sacrifices of those who have fallen while serving our country on the day that is dedicated to their memory.
* And while I'm talking about Memorial Day, Wikipedia also says that one of the longest-standing traditions of Memorial Day is the racing of the Indy 500. The Mom and I went to a local sports bar to watch it today...but the manager wasn't there yet and she was the only one who knew how to change the channels...and not one TV was on the Indy 500 (or the Formula 1 race from Monaco - the biggest one of the year). How can the biggest race of the year not be on at a sports bar? So much for one of the longest-standing traditions!
posted by Steph @ 8:25 PM
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