Labor Day 2006

"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." - Henry Ford

"By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments." - St. Thomas Aquinas

Well, September has rolled around and our nation observes another federal holiday, Labor Day. For many citizens it is just another day off from work or that 3 day weekend blowout before school starts back up. Few people, myself included, could tell you when it was first observed nationally, the history behind it becoming a federal holiday or the motivation behind those in support of it. I also couldn't tell you, "Why do we have a 40 hour work week? or How is the "minimum wage rate established?"There are so many aspects of our modern American life that we take for granted with little to no knowledge of the "Why" behind them. Why is that?

Atlanta Cup 2006 - I took Ashley to Atlanta this weekend for a soccer tournament. Her team looked great and was in a very competitive bracket. They made it to the semi-finals where they lost in Penalty Kicks. Overall (1-1-2) for the weekend.