Merry Christmas Is Arrested

It won't be a Merry Christmas for Merry Christmas. The 44-year-old woman, named Merry Christmas, has been arrested for obstruction of justice on Sunday night.

A female officer was attempting to interview a woman after being called to a disturbance in Boynton Beach, Florida. However, Merry Christmas began railing at the woman, and not shouting "Happy Holidays," either. Christmas began yelling and refused officers' commands to go inside.

According to the police report, the officer told Christmas to back off. When Christmas did not, the officer attempted to arrest her. Christmas, who was born on December 28, 1964, tried to pull away which forced the officer had to take her down.

Christmas was released with a notice to appear in court.

Talk Like a Pirate Day 2009 is Saturday. Arrr.

Strange how things become popular, or go viral, isn't it? According to the official Talk Like a Pirate Day was a goofy idea until Dave Barry mentioned it in his nationally syndicated newspaper column. Now it's an international event. Arrr!

Talk Like a Pirate Day 2009 is Saturday, Sept. 19th. You might ask, what is the point to the day? There is no point, according to the founders!

The whole idea is to have fun with it. Talk Like a Pirate Day 2009 is all about speaking crazily like a pirate. You'll hear the old familiar "Arrr," as well as "Avast," but the site has a lot of tips on how to say it and keep from walking the plant by saying the wrong thing.

After all, although Talk Like a Pirate Day 2009 is all about fun, and international fun at that, don't forget to not overdo the grog. Grog is an alcoholic beverage, by the way, which may get your mateys angry at you if you abuse them after getting drunk.

Additionally, if you do overdo the grog, and are at a bar trying to pick up some ladies on Talk Like a Pirate Day 2009, the site gives some example pickup lines, for both the males and females. Examples include the old familiar, "Well, blow me down," as well as the less familiar, "Avast, me proud beauty! Wanna know why my Roger is so Jolly?"

Examples for the fairer sex to use on Talk Like a Pirate Bay 2009 include the obvious "Is that a belayin' pin in yer britches, or are ye happy to see me?" and the less obvious "C'mon, lad, shiver me timbers!" So, on Saturday, talk like a pirate, have some fun, but lay off too much grog, OK?

The U.S. Celebrates Constitution Day

Sept. 17th is Constitution Day, which means, you might ask, what exactly? It's not really a holiday, but rather a federal observance of the signing and ratification of the United States Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787.

Originally, this day was called Citizenship Day. IN 2004, the law establishing the Constitution Day was created the passage of an amendment added by Senator Robert Byrd to the Omnibus spending bill of 2004.

In addition to renaming the observance Constitution Day, the act mandates that all publicly funded educational institutions provide educational programming on the history of the American Constitution on that day. If the day falls on a weekend, schools and other institutions observe the holiday on an adjacent weekday.

As examples, in 2005 Constitution Day was observed on Friday, September 16the. In 2006, it was observed on Monday, September 18.

Local Constitution Day events are being held around the nation on Sept. 17th. For example, PA First Lady Marjorie Rendell will celebrate Constitution Day by teaching a civics lesson via the Internet to elementary students statewide at 1 PM. Michigan State University is holding a series on Q&A and public forums today. A final example, more than 100 students from high schools throughout Indiana will sign a replica of the U.S. Constitution as part of an interactive learning program sponsored by the Indiana Supreme Court and U.S. District Court.

What Does Labor Day Mean, Today?

Labor Day is the first Monday in September, and it's typically considered the end of summer, though in reality, it's not really. What is Labor Day truly about and what is its history?

With the weakening of unions and the strengthening of corporations, one could seriously say that the purpose of Labor Day has been subverted. The question What is Labor Day is typically answered by saying that it is a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.

With the above caveats, I would say that the answer to What is Labor Day is that it is a a "hand-waving, pretend, fake" yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.

In fact, internationally, there is something called International Workers Day which is celebrated on May 1st. What is Worker's Day? Pretty much the same thing as Labor Day. To some, it's hard to understand why America chooses to isolate itself from the rest of the world in this way.

Historically, what is Labor Day? The first Labor Day was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday a year later, on September 5, 1883.

Finally, in 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the official day of holiday, as was originally proposed, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow suit. With the growth of labor unions, the idea spread and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country.

On June 28th of 1894, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories.

Still, now that we have a national holiday, Labor Day seems less relevant. Sure, it's a day off, and many use it as the last vacation before school really gets into swing. Answering what is Labor Day by saying it is a day off reduces what the common American worker, who has been downtrodden in this day of millionaire CEOs, has done.

What is Labor Day? Today, it's just a holiday, a day off. While it symbolizes the triumph of the American worker, that worker, the middle-class Joe and Jane who bear the brunt of heavy lifting while CEOs take home millions, is under attack.