Memorial Day Weekend

Love the short Fridays at work before long weekends. As financial traders in San Francisco say, we should be "on the 101 at 1:01" today. With all of the leisurely activities we have scheduled for the weekend, it will be difficult keeping the purpose and the gravity of Memorial Day in mind this weekend. A colleague thoughtfully reminded us this morning, "Lest we forget those who have died serving our country". I would add to her comment, those that are still serving our country, including my cousin Matthew, who, after graduating from West Point a couple of years ago, began his service in Iraq as an officer in the Army's helicopter corps. Of course, he is in our thoughts year-round.