Happy Labor Weekend to All.

[haikuman]

We've had some very good fortune this week.

I hope you all are safe and well this Labor Day weekend enjoying friends and family.
Naturally I hope your weekend includes good food and the beverages of
your choice.

I had a great Sushi dinner last night. To much time had past for that culinary experience.

Cooked Mahi Mahi and Shrimp with fresh tomatoes, calamansi and garlic
earlier this evening which we served with garlic rice.

The rice we continue to really like is "Organic Fit Multi Grain Brown Rice"
from Jordan Farms. This is the best Brown Rice I have ever eaten.

Be well and be safe one and all.
Rudie

[DinerDave]

Right back at you, Haikuman.
Our weekend started Friday, my wife and I both took the day off and
Went off on a day trip to the shore. Found Newburyport, Ma.
A cool town made for my wife to stay and shop for days.
Being a foodie, I could stay for days trying all the restaurants.
Sat. Was great, daughter's team won at volleyball, found a great
Hidden Jewel type restaurant for dinner.
A little hiccup due to the storm damage, but now I had some time
to process, we will be fine. Mom in law duties for lunch, then I'm
ignoring the knocked down tree to enjoy the weekend. The tree
ain't going anywhere.
Enjoy!

Dave

[SteveG]

Too bad there are hardly any union members to march any more.


First Labor Day Parade New York City 1882

from here>>> http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_23...ay-weekend
There is debate as to who suggested the idea of such a holiday. Suffice it to say, the notion first surfaced in the 1880s during the early days of the American labor movement. Cities on the East Coast set aside a day to honor workers in their towns. But Oregon was the first state to declare such a holiday.

Many other states followed closely behind in the early 1890s and momentum was building. But it was the horrible events surrounding the infamous Pullman strike in 1894 that moved Congress and President Grover Cleveland to swiftly coalesce around declaring Labor Day a national holiday.

What was originally a strike and boycott of the nation’s freight and passenger traffic west of Detroit eventually devolved into riots that led to the death of 30 people at the hands of the U.S. military and the U.S marshals, not to mention more than $80 million in damage.

Following that disaster, Congress unanimously — yes, unanimously — took a mere six days — yes, six days — to send a bill to Cleveland’s desk creating Labor Day as a national holiday. He signed it, immediately creating the first national holiday later that year.

[haikuman]

Thanks for the history lesson Steve, there is much I still do not know . . .
My parents were both Union Stewards in the day . . .

[digby]

Just to balance off haikuman's healthy fare, we spent yesterday at the Minnesota State Fair. Eating Fried Anything on a Stick. Like Twinkies (couldn't finish one) and Walleye Cakes (went back for seconds).

[haikuman]

That sounds like fun digby *(:>* I actually forgot it was labor day weekend
until sometime late Saturday night.

[vision63]

Happy Labor Day to you too Rudie!