Labor Day

Well, here it is "labor day" - the unofficial last day of summer. Ever wonder why it is called labor day? No labor gets done - it's a holiday. Every kid in America sees it as "the last day before the hated school year starts." For them, it is the START of labor.

So why is it called labor day?  A day celebrating laborers could be anytime in the year. The day celebrating (or, more precisely mourning) the end of a fun summer for all kids does have to occur around now, unfortunately for them.

Yet our dear government came up with "labor day." This could not be less descriptive of what the day stands for, but according to Wikipedia, we were copying the Canadians.

Now THERE'S something to blow your mind.