Welcome to the month of May!

May 1st is not only the first day of May but it’s also a day of many holidays.  To some people (mostly British pagans), May Day is a day for celebrating nature.  For others, it’s International Workers Day.  In socialist and communist countries, this is traditionally the day when the army marches down the street and everyone thinks about how lucky they are to live in a society where they are watched 24/7.  In the 50s, in order to provide an alternative to day’s communist and pagan-themed holidays, the United States declared May 1st to be both Loyalty Day and Law Day.  On Loyalty Day, Americans are meant to remember that they would even turn in their best friend if that person said something that could be considered subversive.  On Law Day, Americans are meant to celebrate the American legal system and the way it can be used to toss subversive elements into prison.  I didn’t say these were all necessarily good holidays but they exist, nonetheless.  (Sadly, there is no Don’t Be A Snitch Day.)

That’s not all, though.  In Hawaii, it’s Lei Day.  According to Checkiday, it’s also Phone In Sick Day, which sounds like a lot of fun.  It’s also Global Love Day and Couple Appreciation Day and apparently, for dog owners, it’s National Purebred Dog Day.  It’s also the Feast Day of St. Joseph The Worker.  So, really, no matter what you believe or how you vote (or don’t vote), May 1st has got something for you!  Everyone gets a holiday!  Yay!

As for today’s music video of the day, it’s from a band called Secrets and it’s for a song called Maybe Next May.  Enjoy!

This heart is yours so take it as you please
but if you walk away, remember
I need that heart to breathe

I always try so hard to be her right
and all she does is fight the reasons why
the future always seemed so bright
I don’t know why she fears the light

you always try to hide and cover up the hurt inside
but I see through your lies
you know I’m what you need and I need you to breathe
so wont you take

this heart is yours so take it as you please
but if you walk away, remember
I need that heart to breathe

oh, if you’ve seen what ive seen you should know
you’d know its not a good thing to let go
three years of constant devotion
are gone with our destructive emotions.
our love that once was lays in waste
but i still offer you

this heart is yours so take it as you please
but if you walk away, remember
I need that heart to breathe

I need you now more than you know, why wont you come home?
I need my heart to breathe

there’s a part of me that still cant sleep at night
without you in my side
its getting harder and harder to breathe
the farther and farther you get from me

this heart is yours so take it as you please
but if you walk away, remember
I need that heart to breathe