Happy Labor Day

tokenadult
Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:35:18 +0000

Since living in Taiwan in the early 1980s I always feel funny saying “happy Labor Day” at this time of year (September), because there and in most of the world Labor Day is May 1st. But, anyway, I hope you are enjoying a pleasant holiday if you are living in the United States.

How many colleges are holding classes today? I was astonished to find out that Alma Mater’s main library is open this afternoon (I will visit the campus) and I have heard that some colleges have plain-old, regular scheduled classes today. Alma Mater starts classes tomorrow, just like most public schools in Minnesota. (Public K-12 schools in Minnesota CAN’T start until after Labor Day, by state statute, but I think the U of MN Law School starts in August, as so many schools around the country do.) How goes it at the school you know best? Is today a day off? Have classes already started?

After edit: Oops, I just saw the other thread about school on Labor Day. The holiday greetings still apply. If a mod wants to merge this thread with the other thread, go right ahead.