MSN Encarta - On This Day



Here it is Sunday and I don’t feel like doing much of anything. Have you ever noticed it seems like different days of the week each have a particular feeling to them. The dreaded Monday blues, and the ever popular TGIF Fridays are the most well known. The workweek is divided by getting over the hump on Wednesdays and Saturday nearly everywhere is a day of play. Sundays are best spent lying around doing as little as possible.

Of course, this is all nonsense. There is no scientific or logical reason why a particular day of the week gives us a sense of feeling different. They are simply products of our own imagination, ways to deal with the stress of the workweek and so on. Still, I can’t get over the feeling that I don’t want to do anything much today: even write this column.

Sunday, so named because it was anciently dedicated to the sun, or to its worship. For Christians, Sunday is the first day of the week, consecrated among Christians to rest from secular employments, and to religious worship; also known as the Christian Sabbath and the Lord's Day. For many it is a day of church, wearing your Sunday’s best, and going for leisurely drives (Sunday driver).

For my part, this is a Sonday in the clearest sense of the word for I’m going to spend the day playing games with my son, Tristan. Inside of course because while it may say Sunday on the calendar a quick look outside dedicated this day to the clouds.
  ¶ 6:30 PM