And I Served With Pride

For years it's been my understanding that Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a day to be spent lazing around, not sending mail, and catching up on lazy things you've been meaning to do.

Whoops.

Since when were we supposed to spend all day volunteering?? The news piece cites Obama as being the progenitor of this idea but I heard other mumblings that this is a concept which precedes the president-elect. Whatever. I blame him.

Dr. King's vision lives on

Obama, listen - you're a great guy and I'm sure you're going to do great things in office. But I voted you into office to fix things, not make them worse. Go to Gaza and recharge the peace process! Responsibly oversee the distribution of bailout funds!

But you listen and you listen well - get your grubby, do-gooder mitts offa my MLK Day.

This day is about freedom and last time I checked, freedom means that I can do whatever the hell I want to, guilt-free.

Hey, I've done my bit before. Service projects, Habitat for Humanity, not jeering the lady in the subway who plays the bowsaw. Working together is the real message and I support that, loud and clear, all year round.

Teamwork

So here's my Martin Luther King, Jr. Day proposal - get along with people (hint, hint, Hamas...), don't be an ass (hint, hint, Israel...), and offer help if you can (hint, hint Richard Dreyfuss as seen in What About Bob).

But really, I did volunteer my hard-earned cash at a local boutique. So I've probably done more than you, anyways.