Non-Labor Day

Is there anyone else out there who wonders why some days are named what they are? Like, for instance, “Labor Day”, Why is “Labor Day” called “Labor Day” when it is actually a day when people are supposed to take off from labor? Wouldn't it be better named, “Non-labor Day”. Of course that is if one actually has the day off, because for certain the fast-food restaurants will be laboring today, and there is serious doubt as to whether big named shopping centers and stores will be closed. Who will be operating those establishments, non-laboring laborers?

Maybe there should be some type of legislation offered that changes the name of this day to “Non-labor Day.” Speaking of doubt, there is certainly doubt as to whether they would be working or not. Then there is our great military: Are they “off” on “Labor Day?” Certainly not. How about airlines? Do the planes fly themselves or does air traffic control itself?

Maybe it's law enforcement, firemen or utility management personnel that enjoy the day off on “Labor Day”? Perhaps it's all the husbands that do not have “honey-do” lists that must be completed or wives who do not need to care for their families? For some reason “newscasters” comes to mind, but then again who runs those television stations on “Labor Day” anyway?

No, maybe the day is named appropriately for the simple reason that some people, somewhere, during this day, actually do not have to labor, and for those who do have to work, consider this, “Labor Day” is a day set aside when laboring is not laboring because the day has been named “Labor Day” which actually means that one does not have to labor even if they are laboring while others are not laboring because laboring on “Labor Day”would be a violation to labor less day that has been set aside.

Until tomorrow...Why Say More?