Sometimes I really hate how commercial our society has made holidays. Ok, thats a lie. I always hate how commercial our society has made holidays. Especially days like today. It is Memorial Day, a day to remember those who have passed away in military service. Instead of thinking of the soldiers and their families, there are ads on tv about selling couches, clothing stores with big sales, and other nonsensical things that have nothing to do with what Memorial Day stands for, and if there is any holiday that should not be so commercial, its this one. I just wish more people would recognize that, especially as over 5000 American men and women in uniform have passed away in Iraq and officially over 1000 have died in Afghanistan. Whether or not one supports the reasons for going to war, we have to support the men and women fighting, and I don't feel like selling a couch at half off really does that. Sigh.
Ok, enough of a rant for today
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