Memorial Day Commemoration 2008 (Photo credit: davidyuweb)
Tomorrow is Memorial Day, a day to honor all of those who, since the Civil War, have been killed in battle. In typical American fashion, it has also become a day revolving around food, causing many to shove grilled meats down their gullet.
With so much of a focus on eating, it is easy to lose sight of what Memorial Day is really about. Eating isn’t how we should be celebrating. The holiday should be one of honor and patriotism. We should be focusing on great American heroes and not on any of the following:
-How many hamburgers we can eat in one sitting. (FYI, the answer is seven)
-What dive we will be doing when the city pools officially open.
-The fact that you can get 40% off at Ann Taylor’s Memorial Day sale.
-The fact that alternative hip-hop and blues rock artist G. Love will be performing at this year’s Memorial Day parade or what the G. Love Wikipedia page says about his 2004 album “The Hustle.”
-Dressing up like a ghost and hanging around Civil War graveyards.
Aside from these things, Memorial Day is wide open. Enjoy the celebration!
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The Life and Times of Nathan Badley... 
I wouldn’t have thought of any of those things, but I’m pretty sure I won’t forget them now.
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You better not forget them. There will be a pop quiz. I won’t tell you when, but someday…
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Great…I already forgot a few. I’ll re read it.
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Hahaha! Love it!
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I’m glad.
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Hey Nathan, I think I already told you, but I have a good and a bad blog. The bad one is where the fun stuff usually happens. Not right now…but usually, so if you are ever in the bad part of town, it’s http://nothobblingnow.wordpress.com/
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You did, and then like a big dumb stupid idiot, I forgot to follow and then, naturally, forgot about it. What a big dumb stupid idiot…
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Whatever Nathan. Thanks for checking it out tonight. I hope I haven’t scared you off yet.
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You forgot to add how many head to the beach, at least over here they do!
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In Kansas this doesn’t happen often.
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“Dressing up like a ghost and hanging around Civil War graveyards”… brilliant! Why didn’t Candid Camera ever do a bit on that?
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I believe that’s on one of the lost episodes along with their classic “home invasion” bit. Candid Camera never got to do its edgiest bits…
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