Labor Day Quiz - What Do You Know?

Happy Labor Day from Everyone's Favorite Homosexual. Thanks to all the leaders and laborers of the labor movement for the 40 hour work week, for overtime pay, for vacation, and for child labor laws.

Click here to take this Labor Day quiz.

Thanks to Union Plus website for the link and the photo.

Independence Day, Romance, & 4th of July

Happy birthday, America. We are such a beacon of hope, freedom, and liberties of all kinds. I am thankful for this. There really are few things quite like listening to, or hearing live in person, "Overture of 1812," complete with live cannon fire, on the 4th of July. It's been one of my & our family's traditions for years. I've seen it live in Boston and DC numerous times, but...it's been a while. I think I shall venture to Boston next year for Independence Day. Who wants to join me?

Boston Pops Orchestra, Overture of 1812

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UfHVqVe4VI

And for you romantics like me (Yes, I am!!), here's a link to a terrific romantic & patriotic song by the son of Waylon Jennings, Mr. Shooter Jennings, called "4th of July." I love this song and Shooter's unique sound. I hope you enjoy it. And, in case you're wondering, yes, there IS someone I'd like to share this song (and its story) with. Hope you see this!

4th of July, Shooter Jennings, from Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RH5UEwO5us

Heroes...or Bad Parents?

http://abcnews.go.com/US/caught-tape-colorado-couple-stop-attempted-carjacking-save/story?id=12241038&page=1

"Good Morning America" characterized these parents as heroes. I'm glad they stopped the carjacking, but...these parents really should NOT be hailed as heroes. This could have been prevented simply & easily by turning off the ignition & removing the keys when they got out of the car. This is Basics 101: NEVER leave the keys in your car when you aren't in it. The would-be carjacker knew the car was running & chose the car because of that fact. Neither the news story nor the announcers' comments mention anything about prevention or talk about the parents' basic irresponsibility that led to this situation.

Also, while it may be inconvenient to take a baby out of the car for every single little thing, the parents should not have left the baby in the car by itself, even if they were just walking across the parking lot. What's the old adage? "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." These parents are lucky that the would-be carjacker was not armed and that he did not put up much of a fight.

Erin Go Braugh - If you're lucky enough to be Irish, you're lucky enough.

I'm one lucky guy, for sure. I'm Irish. I'm a Brown grad. I'm from a small town & a large family. I'm gay. I'm country. I'm urban. I'm smart. I'm confident. I'm single. And I have a date on Sunday.

"If you're lucky enough to be Irish, you're lucky enough." Today, I'm both. Erin Go Bragh.