Happy Memorial Day!

Not that I need any holiday to validate any of my days, to celebrate, not to work, or to eat alot. If I really really need an excuse to celebrate, I probably can declare festivity on any given day like what George Costanza's dad Frank on "Jerry Seinfield". To work or not to work is NOT a question when you are self-employed - You can fire yourself and get a day off. My insatiable appetite for food matches that of Andrew Zimmerman "If it looks good, eat it!".

Holidays are holidays because of their historical, cultural and religious significance, and their traditional observance. So in that essence, there are no substitutions for them. But...come on. Honestly, how many of us even know the significance or observe the tradition of a holiday. Just as Christmas becomes more about Christmas shopping and Christmas decorations, Memorial Day is more about heating the barbecue grill than about commemorating the dead. To me, the reason why holidays are different than non-holidays is that not one but the collectives are doing the same thing. On that day, you are not the only one who celebrates, kicks back and eats alot. We all do! We had pork ribs, steak, corn, shollets, bell peppers on our grill. Life is good!

This section is supposed to be my real estate blog. Should I be talking about the weather and the real estate? Not really. 1. I don't want to sound like a broken record (yes, the May real estate market is still slow) 2. I got sidetracked by the holiday thing (I had too much fun to repeat 1.).

(Starfish on our Fudge Point beach on the Memorial Day)