Monday, Monday

Only a Congress that invented the accounting fiction of the Social Security Trust Fund could proclaim that by a stroke of the legislative pen they’ve “saved” time and given us an “extra” hour of daylight. Like they’ve slowed down the rotation of the Earth on its axis and given us a 25-hour day? And that slowing and extra hour just happens to occur while the western hemisphere is facing the sun? Sheesh. Whatever, just wear extra sunscreen during that “extra” hour of sunlight and hope your body clock someday adjusts to losing an hour of sleep on the weekend.

I received the news of my initial melanoma diagnosis on a Monday and started each round of biochemotherapy on a Monday-- two more reasons for me to empathize with the legions of tired and grumpy folks on this first (dark) Monday morning of Daylight ‘Savings’ Time. Maybe a new version of The Mamas & The Papas, “Monday, Monday” will help brighten the day?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h81Ojd3d2rY


Monday Monday, so good for C,
Monday Monday, it was all I hoped with IVs
Oh Monday morning, Monday morning sure could guarantee
That Monday evening mel would still be here with me.

Monday Monday, it’s PICC line day,
Monday Monday, sometimes it’s just good time to pray
Oh Monday morning, nurse gave me big warnings of what was to be
Oh Monday Monday, oh could mel leave and not break me.

Every other day, every other day,
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
You can find me cryin' all of the time

Monday Monday, so cruel for we,
Monday Monday, it was all we hoped we could flee
Oh Monday morning, Monday morning couldn't guarantee
That Monday evening we would still be cancer-free.

Every other day, every other day,
Every other day of the week is fine, yeah
But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes
You can find me cryin' all of the time

Monday Monday, ...