Three Day Weekends
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Monday, July 6, 2009
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Matt Yglesias noticed the same thing I did: This past three-day weekend seemed more relaxing than usual. His explanation is plausible:
I’ve really enjoyed this rare Friday-off three day weekend. I think it’s been a lot more fun than your traditional Monday-off three dayer. I think it’s the difference between a weekend that psychologically feels like it has two Saturdays and a weekend that psychologically feels like it has two Sundays. But whatever the reason, I think we should formalize the switch, eliminate our “observed on Monday” national holidays and shift them to Fridays.
A surprisingly bitter discussion ensues in his comment section.
About James Joyner
I didn’t do too much reading over the weekend … though I did zillow-surf oregon real estate a little.
This morning though I had to pop back here and gift to Steve Verdon this preemptive strike.
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It may well be an iron law of blogging that almost any post, however innocuous, can degenerate into a surprisingly bitter discussion (although I suppose we should drop “surprisingly” from the description).
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I third the notion that a Friday led long weekend is better than a Monday end long weekend. The holiday I want more often is the random Wednesday off as that makes the week a very nice split without the concurrent work pressure to get everything done before you leave for the holiday.
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What 3 day wkend? I worked on friday.
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[...] (Via Outside the Beltway.) [...]
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