This is my first long weekend in the US since I started working. It coincides with the UK’s Spring Bank Holiday. Here in the US, however, holidays have more purpose than Spring Bank Holidays and Summer Bank Holidays. Monday is Memorial Day; a day to honour day those who have died in military service. In observance it seems an opportunity for the big DIY chain (Home Depot) to step up their sales, for the airports to be jammed, and for big movies to open.
This year the weekend sees two anniversaries; Friday was the 30th anniversary of the premiere of the first (or fourth) Star Wars movie. Monday is the 70th anniversary of one of the area’s most famous icons; the Golden Gate bridge.
