Memorial Day

I didn't do anything for Memorial Day, it was just an extra day off for me.  The first official Memorial Day was on May 5, 1868.  Many cities claim to have started it, but none of them can really prove it.  The day is all about remembering those who have died fighting for our country.  Fun fact, the south celebrated it on a different day until after the first world war because that's when it was changed from celebrating those who fought in the civil war to those who fought in any war.  The more you know!

National Month For ???

I will never understand why there is a need to celebrate so much random stuff.  For example, apparently May alone contains holidays like "Scurvy Awareness Day", "National Lost Sock Memorial Day", and "Lucky Penny Day".  I just cannot comprehend it.  I doubt many people celebrate them, but there are always those people who take this stuff too seriously.  Since we're already celebrating completely random stuff, let's celebrate watches this month! Why not? Everyone wear a watch all month for no reason at all.  Why are people so weird...

Violence on TV

TV shows are sometimes violent.  I would go into a ton of detail but at this point I've pretty much stopped watching TV.  Why watch TV when you could go on the internet?  If I were to give an example of a violent TV show, I think CSI.  The show where they solve murder cases and has a ton of spin offs.  They don't go into great detail when it comes to the actual violence, but they show the dead bodies and stuff.

Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo, or fifth of May, is a celebration of Mexico's victory over France in the Battle of Puebla.  However, it is a relatively minor holiday in Mexico.  The U.S. is where it got popular and began to celebrate Mexican heritage.  In my opinion, it has gotten bigger than it should have.  Many battles have been fought, but you don't celebrate every battle that has ever happened.