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  1. September 1st and Labor Day have brought cooler temperatures in Germany, so I’m glad the 90/95 days are over. Air conditioning is rare here, so you mostly just sweat, and even 2 minutes walking outside makes your hair wet.

    I hope you all had a good weekend.

  2. …let’s celebrate the fact that we don’t have to worry about the start of school anymore—except, perhaps, for the teachers among us.

    And students! Or at least me…

    I’m two weeks into the fall semester, taking “Computer Logic Design.” These days you can design digital circuits by writing code, then an application blasts your design into silicon. Pretty cool. Beats breadboarding.

  3. “According to McGuire he suggested the first Monday in September as an ideal date for such a public celebration, owing to optimum weather and the date’s place on the calendar, sitting midway between the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving public holidays.[7]” – Wikipedia.

    Wiki notes that the “other” labor day is May 1st, and I am glad our government opted not to fall into line with Europe on celebrating that date.
    However, I had no idea the holiday began in the late 19th century!

    “(May Day was chosen by the Second Internationale of socialist and communist parties to commemorate the Haymarket affair, which occurred in Chicago on May 4, 1886.[3][4])” – Wikipedia

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