Laboring on Labor Day

I never got the idea of Labor Day--a day of rest for all the workers of the world, but what do people do--they go to the stores, which means that somebody has to labor, some folks don't get the day off. I guess that's why I always wanted to work for the Federal Government. We get tons of days -all those federal holidays when the rest of the world still has to work. Columbus Day,Labor Day, Memorial Day, Martin Luther King Day, President's Day,....which the retail industry turns into a reason to have a sale--another concept that doesn't make sense to me.

Somewhere on the news, or on some show today they talked about the fact that 1/5 of the people in the United States makes up for like 85% of the income--I think I'm off, but the concept was that the rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer. It's a sad state of affairs when Americans are less healthy than the poor of England. I still haven't understood how folks that have been barely breaking even can deal with gas at $3.00/gallon or higher. Of course, this was the first holiday weekend that the gas stations/companies didn't raise the prices.

With the increase in gas prices, the grocery prices have gone up as well. It amazes me that I live in Georgia, but peaches never went below about 80 cents a pound--and they were hard as rocks, and when they ripened, they dried up and were yucky. The only foods that haven't gone up as much are the snack foods that aren't good for you anyway. Do the companies out there care about the obesity rates in the US, or are all these conglomerates owned by foreign nationals who would love to bring the US down--while they take our money, killing us softly--

And, to top it all of, Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter died.

A strange Monday--lots to think about

Nancy