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Reinstate the 6 Week Vacation in the U.S.!
By Ron | August 24, 2008
Reinstate? What the heck are you talking about Ron? Well, it is true. At one time, every American took off 52 days a year…
When I was a young lad, Sundays were truly days of rest. Everything was shut down. People took leisurely “Sunday drives,” laid around or had picnics. We literally relaxed one day a week (a total of 6 1/2 weeks a year). My father was refreshed and ready to return to work on Monday.
Still dressed in our Sunday clothes, Dad and I resting in the backyard.
Just like when Kennedy was assasinated, I can remember exactly where I was when the change happened - the beginning of the end for lazy Sundays. A new Safeway opened up right accross the street from our church in Salinas, California. The Pastor railed about not keeping “holy the Sabbath.” We were instructed not to shop there. Well, you know the rest of the story.
Now, Sunday is just another day for doing things, running errands, mowing lawns, posting blogs, working on that project… No wonder many of us are stressed to the max, on anti-depressants, sleep deprived, and frazzled.
No, I’m not going to go on a campaign to reinstate Sundays as a day of rest, but I think I’m going to honor that tradition today. Now, if my wife just won’t send me to the store…
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