Is it Friday yet?

This is going to one of those long weeks - I can already tell. Nothing necessarily bad going on, but its just going to by slow. Today's Craziness: I read this proposal for a Great American Day. I've included the text below because its a rather large article and it may be hard to find. I think this is a great idea. " So, did everyone celebrate President's Day in the traditional manner? We sure did. My wife and I tried to figure out what the hell to do to keep the kids occupied when it was too cold to do anything outside. And all this just a few weeks after we spent the three-day Martin Luther King holiday weekend doing pretty much the same. Fast forward to Tuesday, November 2. How many Americans won't be able to vote because it's logistically impossible? How many people are faced with commutes and child-care situations that prevent them from varying from the schedule so they can wait in long lines at polls? And I'll make a prediction: Almost every major news organization in the world, in one way or another, will comment on the low percentage of Americans who vote in the world's greatest democracy. If you'll indulge me here, I'd like to make a proposal. (It's probably not original, but I've never seen it in writing, so I wanted to get it out into cyberspace in my own words.) Let's move Election Day to the first Monday in November, and make that a national holiday, part of a three-day celebration of democracy. Let's have a rule that any radio or TV network using public airwaves has to air speeches by the candidates for the major offices in the area. Not sound bites, not attack ads. Speeches. That is, strings of sentences that demonstrate the candidate's vision for his city or state or country. We get this holiday by combining the King and President's Day holidays into one in early February called Great Americans Day. I pitched this in the locker room the other day to a bunch of naked guys, and they all agreed it was a great idea, except that it would be seen as disrespectful of Dr. King's legacy. To which I reply: What could be more respectful of Dr. King than... Celebrating his achievements in conjunction with those of Lincoln and Washington. Honoring his legacy during February, which is also Black History Month (as opposed to January, which is Regret Every Dessert I've Ever Eaten Month). Using the extra holiday to celebrate one of the most important principles Dr. King stood for: enfranchisement of every American in the political process. " My commentary - agree or disagree with me, if you don't vote, you don't get to celebrate or complain. If you can't make it to the poll, you can request an absentee ballot via the phone. Just get out there and make your opinion known. ------------------------------------- Funny link of the day: Maybe I'll switch to cans.