Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Although the Olympics ended a few days ago, the reruns are still showing, on all 4 channels.  It was great seeing the US do so well, and the coverage here was very good.  One of Bill's coworkers lived in the States for a few years and his daughters basically grew up there, so since the kids consider themselves Texans, they were rooting for the US over Australia. 

Went to see the Pointer Sisters concert over the weekend, so nice to sit outside on the grass, since the temperature dropped to the high 70's after the sun went down.  We were only about 100 feet from the stage, almost close enough to see their wrinkles, but they put on a great show.

Well Monday was Labor Day, a national holiday, but it's celebrated on different days in the various states.  Three states celebrate it on the first Monday in October, in Queensland it's the first Monday in May, in Western AU its the first Monday in March, in Victoria it's the second Monday in March and in Tasmania its called Eight Hours Day.   Just seems strange to have a national holiday celebrated on different days.