(S8) - PT 2 - Memorial Day

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Memorial Day is strange to me - should it really be a holiday? Holidays imply joy and happiness, but the entire idea of Memorial Day is to solemnly remember the soldiers who paid the ultimate price for our country (or whatever goals our country wanted to accomplish at that time). But yet, Memorial Day is also the national "beginning of summer", where everyone goes to the beach or to a theme park or has a barbecue and enjoys the hot weather. Is this appropriate? Is this disrespectful, or is it simply using what the soldiers fought to protect for us? Is it really a "Happy Memorial Day" if we're supposed to mourn those who have died? I don't know the answers to these questions, but I can tell you I spent my Memorial Day meeting some relatives casually at a restaurant and then driving back from Boston to my home town in New Jersey. It was relaxed, certainly not disrespectful in the sense of partying and getting drunk on a beach (and then getting assaulted by cops), but it also wasn't mournful. I did go to a theme park on Tuesday, but that doesn't count.

At least I didn't tweet something like:

Happy Memorial Day! Those who died for our great country would be very happy and proud at how well I kicked and punted last year. Most punts inside the 20 in the league, best kicking percentage for field goals and extra points EVER (& no kicks returned for TDs), a high punting average and so much more. Nice!

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