FReeper Canteen ~ Happy Labor Day 2012 ~ 03 September 2012

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

Happy Labor Day!

September 3, 2012

 

 

 

 

H I S T O R Y

Labor Day is a national legal holiday that is over 100 years old. Over the years, it has evolved from a purely labor union celebration into a general "last fling of summer" festival. It grew out of a celebration and parade in honor of the working class by the Knights of Labor in 1882 in New York. In 1884, the Knights held a large parade in New York City celebrating the working class. The parade was held on the first Monday in September. The Knights passed a resolution to hold all future parades on the same day, designated by them as Labor Day. The Socialist Party held a similar celebration of the working class on May 1. This date eventually became known as May Day, and was celebrated by Socialists and Communists in commemoration of the working man. In the U.S., the first Monday in September was selected to reject any identification with Communism. In the late 1880's, labor organizations began to lobby various state legislatures for recognition of Labor Day as an official state holiday. The first states to declare it a state holiday in, 1887, were Oregon, Colorado, New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. Then in 1894, Congress passed a law recognizing Labor Day as an official national holiday. Today, Labor Day is observed not only in the U.S. but also in Canada, and in other industrialized nations. While it is a general holiday in the United States, its roots in the working class remain clearer in European countries.

 

 

 

For a lot of people, Labor Day means two things: a day off and the end of summer. But why is it called Labor Day? Labor Day is a day set aside to pay tribute to working men and women. Membership in labor unions in the United States reached an all-time high in the 1950s when about 40 percent of the work force belonged to unions. Today, union membership is less than 12 percent of the working population. Labor Day now carries less significance as a celebration of working people and more as the end of summer. Schools, government offices and businesses are closed on Labor Day so people can get in one last trip to the beach or have one last cookout before the weather starts to turn colder.

T O D A Y

 

So what about you?

How are you celebrating Labor Day?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ConorMacNessa]

Aloha, Biglook!



How goes it tonight, Brother?



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[ConorMacNessa]

Ahhh! Laboring over Labor Day! Do you at least get holiday pay? Not trying to be nosey - don't answer if you don't want to. :)



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[luvie]

I think I do...not even sure myself. LOL! I hope so...I’m
savin’ for the TexasCowboy Memorial Shoot trip in October! :)

[ConorMacNessa]

Luv, the more I learn about those who came before me, the more fortunate I feel to have been born in the USA, and in the era that I was. I have pored over many a death certificate and cemetery record - the life that our forebears endured was cruel and capricious. One of my two greats grandfathers, who emigrated from Ireland mid 19th century - had numerous children with his first wife - almost all, except my great grandfather, died in infancy or before adulthood. An absolutely crushing burden to bear. The coal miners up in NE Pa worked under horrendous and perilous conditions - children as young as 8 years old employed as "breaker boys" - their job was to pull bad chunks of coal out of the moving chute - extremely hazardous.

They, among countless others, are the ones who built this Nation.



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Mac, for the Missing Man Setting as we remember those who have given their all that we may gather safe and secure.

[luvie]

They were tough, they were brave and they LOVED America!

They would have absolutely gone berserk at the way the stupid
people talk about their beloved home that took them in and
helped them become a great generation!

[Kathy in Alaska]

September 2, 1945...

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, free...((HUGS))...are you home for the weekend?

[ConorMacNessa]

And then began a half-century of Pax Americana. The vanquished nations were restored to prosperity and freedom through our efforts and beneficence. We provided the nuclear umbrella and standing military that guaranteed European and Asian economic development and freedom for the last 50 years. We acted as the World's Policeman and threw our greatest treasure, our young men and women, into the fray time and time again.

The rest of the world owes us big time! Will the debt ever be repaid? Don't hold your breath!



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Aloha, Hawaii...((HUGS))...haven’t seen a ray of sunshine all day today. Mid 50s and windy. I think I need my socks.

Any sun for you? Your mainlanders all well?

[Kathy in Alaska]

We acted as the World's Policeman and threw our greatest treasure, our young men and women, into the fray time and time again.

You are so right...and we are owed big time. Holding my breath, waiting for our country to be repaid, will only mean turning blue.

[luvie]

Y'all have got to see this...view in "full screen" if possible!

FLYING OVER AMERICA

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening/morning, Colonel...((HUGS))

It is nice to have a day to relax.

Hope your weekend is relaxing as well. Kids back in school?

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Doc!

All's well over here......a lot better than it has been anyway.

Just off the coconut wireless to family back east; might give you a call sometime too. Just say when....

[ConorMacNessa]

Outstanding, Luv!!! Thanks very much!



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha again Night Owl! ((HUGS))

Everybody back on the mainland seems happy save one.....and all's going a lot better here now (Thanks to a couple of Angels).

We're back to half rain and half sun but that will all change this month once the Fair opens up. Then it will pour.

[ConorMacNessa]

I'll be horizontal until about Noon, EST tomorrow - anytime thereafter would be fine.



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Kathy in Alaska]

WOW, Luv...that was a really cool flight. I like it when the folks on the ground, or on the mountain top, waved.

Thanks!

[ConorMacNessa]

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!


TATTOO
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Must retire – Reveille approaches relentlessly – no weekends at Castle MacNessa!

The Bugler, his grim visage replete with an evil sneer, already mounts the parapet.

Do poor Tom some charity, whom the foul fiend vexes!

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All Gave Some – Some Gave All!!!
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Good night, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America!

Godspeed our Troops around the Globe – especially those in harm’s way – by virtue of their service and sacrifice we continue to live in Freedom!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[BIGLOOK]

Rodger that. Rest well.