Labor Day

So remind me again why we have this last "3 day weekend" before the end of summer? How many even know what we are celebrating? Labor Day was created way back in 1887, and dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers - a tribute to the contributions made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. A well-deserved day off, so to speak. Or, as many celebrated today - a day to go out shopping and eating, and make others work who aren't as fortunate as those granted the day off. Which sadly was most of the workforce in retail and restaurants, those who protect and serve, those driving trucks... For all of those working on Labor Day, a fitting music tribute was made over 30 years ago now, and it applies just as much today!

Internet Slang

Internet slang has been around a long time, well, almost since Al Gore invented the Internet! Back when it first became cool to type "LOL" instead of laughing out loud. Which got me thinking... how many people ever typed "laughing out loud" anyway? Were they really laughing? Then of course there is the infamous "ROTFL" If you were really rolling on the floor laughing, how did you type it?

 And I shouldn't even get started on EMOTICONS :-) ;-)

HASHTAGS? #idontevenknowwhatthismeansbutidoitjusttolookcool

But now we have "ISO", which used to be a term to determine the light sensitivity of film for your camera, but now is "In Search Of".... and "BAE". Shouldn't it be obvious that my wife comes "BAE"? Do I really need to refer to her by the Danish word for poop?

"POTUS"......OMG, even if he is a POS, can't we still respect him and call him the President of the United States?  See what I mean?

I guess I am just SMH over how lazy we've become that we can't spell out what we mean!