{"id":11579,"date":"2026-09-07T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T15:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/?p=11579"},"modified":"2026-09-06T19:11:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T02:11:45","slug":"labor-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/2026\/09\/07\/labor-day-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor Day 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/graphics\/imageview.php?image=http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260907-labor-day-grilling.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260907-labor-day-grilling.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11580\" srcset=\"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260907-labor-day-grilling.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260907-labor-day-grilling-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260907-labor-day-grilling-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260907-labor-day-grilling-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy Labor Day! We&#8217;re celebrating with grilled filet mignon steaks for dinner today. The (clickable) AI banner above isn&#8217;t far from what was on the grill today.<\/p>\n<p>Labor Day marks the end of summer although in our area the temperatures will remain summer-like until late September or early October. We like to refer to this time as &#8220;Second Spring.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>About Labor Day:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Labor Day originated during the peak of the 19th-century Industrial Revolution. In 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed legislation making the first Monday in September a federal holiday.<\/p>\n<p>Cultural Traditions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Unofficial End of Summer: Labor Day weekend serves as a seasonal boundary marking the return to school, the close of community pools, and the final stretch for summer vacations.<\/li>\n<li>Barbecues &#038; Gatherings: The early tradition of union picnics evolved into family cookouts, camping trips, and outdoor gatherings.<\/li>\n<li>Parades &#038; Political Speeches: While early Labor Day events featured massive union marches to demonstrate collective strength, modern parades are generally smaller community events or labor-focused political rallies.<\/li>\n<li>Sports &#038; Retail: The weekend marks the launch of college and high school football seasons, as well as major retail sales.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Wishing everyone a safe and happy &#8220;Second Spring!&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Labor Day! We&#8217;re celebrating with grilled filet mignon steaks for dinner today. The (clickable) AI banner above isn&#8217;t far from what was on the grill&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":190,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,73,83],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food-dining","category-holidays","category-notions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/190"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11579"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11594,"href":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11579\/revisions\/11594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}