Holidays

Today is another Holiday Monday, Martin Luther King Day. There have been three Monday Holidays during the past four weeks. Monday holidays do nothing for me, since I am terminally unemployed and every day seems to be a holiday.

But how do Monday holidays affect me. Number one; there is no USPS mail delivery. Number two; there are no trash pick ups. Number three; there is more traffic on Gulf Boulevard; the main drag on Treasure Island, than normal.

I don’t care about the mail delivery as I only get about 5 or 6 pieces of legit mail per month. My trash pickups are three times a week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. I rarely drive my car; therefore the higher volume of traffic doesn’t really bother me.

I propose that our government find a reason for a Monday Holiday 52 weeks a year. Those wonderful three day weekends, would exist throughout the year. The only unfortunate people would be those that work in the service industries. However they will make more money by working on the holiday eve.

This proposal would create a four day work week for many people. Studies have shown that productivity on Mondays is usually lesser than it is on the other weekdays. Fridays are also known as lower productivity days.

We all want a more productive society. Our next move, after making all Mondays a holiday, is to make every Friday a holiday. This will create a three day work week, where workers can produce and exude their maximum effort after a four day weekend. This theory sounds good to me; the terminally under employed. So I am pushing for the three day work week. The bottom line is that we need more Holidays on Monday and Friday.

The Beach Bum