The 12 Labor Days of Hercules

Labor Day Weekend is a

good time to work out some

of this writers block that’s clogging

my create holes. So, very, clogged.

Time to hose it all off and start

fresh, with new perspectives,

new ideas, better phrases, and

more general interest.

To really get out in the yard and

stretch those toes out in the grass,

really feel the world around me and

delve into the essence of humanness.

Or, pretend to do those things while

accidentally spilling your beer while

trying to explain to the hot but really

disinterested woman how she should

just give you a damn chance cause you’re reallyniceandpeoplelikeyoueandtere’snoreasonsheshouldn’ttalktoyou.

A Herculean task to say the least,

one of Hercules 12 Labor Days I think,

I don’t really remember the Greek myth

all that well, something about penance

for murdering your family after God madness

and not wearing white or something like that.

See, look at all that oozing out of my

create hole. There’s some crustiness too,

but that’ll ease as the juices start flowing,

and I regret just writing about flowing juices.

Yes, Labor Day, deeply rooted in the history

of Chicago and Greek myth. The Haymarket Riots

and the Pullman Palace Car Company all in Chicago

helped solidify the respect workers should receive.

And Hercules doing all those 12 labors to

assuage his guilt over murdering his family.

Yes, such a rich and colorful history we all share.

Whoops, sorry, spilled my beer a little. So, you come here often?