tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664025559144222907.post9012531832935481663..comments2024-03-27T00:45:47.974-07:00Comments on Stuart R. West: The Memorial Day ConundrumStuart R. Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12199079894134598567noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664025559144222907.post-59076915236038492712014-05-24T07:23:54.609-07:002014-05-24T07:23:54.609-07:00Thought provoking post, Stuart. Here's wishing...Thought provoking post, Stuart. Here's wishing you a somber day of reflection. For us, Memorial Day is when we plant the garden because the soil is finally warm enough to plant. Instead of whooping it up, we'll be digging down. : )Jeff Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08374806472853391788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664025559144222907.post-30359111757097301062014-05-24T05:01:07.583-07:002014-05-24T05:01:07.583-07:00Excellent point, Stuart. For us, it's a time t...Excellent point, Stuart. For us, it's a time to replant the flowers at loved ones' grave sites, and then get together with friends and family for a relaxing meal. The kids play outside, and everyone looks forward to summer. We reminisce about funny Grandpa stories (he was a man with a very good sense of humor), but we don't get morose. I like to think my family has found the happy medium. So if you're ever in the Rochester area on Memorial Day, bring your wife and daughter on by! I'll tell you a funny Grandpa Howard anecdote and offer you a white hot.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379282124092389960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664025559144222907.post-24565761303334437732014-05-23T19:34:42.326-07:002014-05-23T19:34:42.326-07:00I'm on board with you, Michael. My family tend...I'm on board with you, Michael. My family tends to dwell on the morose aspect of the holiday, staring at my father's grave-site for what seems like an eternity. Others here in Kansas treat the holiday as Spring Break Part II! There's gotta' be a happy medium. I prefer to remember the good things about those who have left us, sharing warm memories, laughing about times past.Stuart R. Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12199079894134598567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664025559144222907.post-22666670384283986892014-05-23T18:18:17.257-07:002014-05-23T18:18:17.257-07:00I lost a great uncle in World War II, a 2nd cousin...I lost a great uncle in World War II, a 2nd cousin in Viet Nam, and my Dad was in the Navy during the Korean Conflict. I'm not wild about wild men who use the holiday as an excuse to get drunk. But I also think the quiet reflection thing can weigh a bit too heavily on my shoulders.Mickey B and the Blog of Wonderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17447951662182811200noreply@blogger.com