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Macaroni Dad

'Cause Dad's Love Macaroni, Too!

By Damon Paxton June 1, 2012

Oh Ye Mighty 3-Day Weekend...

Dearest three day weekend you are a friend to me. Your presence brings me much joy and generous ability to do more things around thine castle. You give me an extra day to spend with wife and wretched children and on occasion even other loved ones from far away. You give me more time to spend with my tired, yellow, dog that sleeps o’er yonder who yowls whilst he sleeps and dreams of chasing rabbits and giant cats. You grant me time to do things that my wife woudst have me do and yet I do not usually get thee done...and in doing so you make my wife a little more agreeable and kind. You give me time to sit on thy plush brown sofa and sink deeply into its inviting cushions. Ye even seem to make the wine taste sweeter, thy burger taste more heavenly and thy beer feel even colder. Ye also give me an extra day to battle that treacherous grass which doth grow eternally long and green all around this humble castle and even at night here in Florida. Ye even give me an extra twenty-four hours to rain havoc on the multitude of fire ant mounds which have sprung around thy noble cottage while I was away tending to my work. 

Ye make me think that I might be fixing walls, garbage disposals and perhaps even shaving yonder canine friend this extra day. Ye make me wonder if a white car was a wise choice because thy trees drop soil and residues even on the weekends and make the paint on my fine rolling chariot glisten much less.  

Ye make me realize that there should be a constitutional amendment to increase all weekends to three days thereby making work weeks a reasonable four days. In doing such that doth help to balance the cosmos and align the planets into a fulfilling harmony for all mankind.

I thinketh that this may be a suitable amendment to thy constitution and that it shall be passed and put into law. Where did I put that e-mail address for thy parliamentary person...where ye be?

Ye would have me be thinkin that it is time for bed now.

Ye is awesome. Ye rules. Ye be cool. Thank Ye o’ three day weekend...ye are my friend.