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By Merlin Lessler —<\/span><\/p>\n

There are two ways to approach Monday, the start of the workweek for most people. It\u2019s kind of like a New Year, with an opportunity to turn over a new leaf, to change. One way to greet Monday is with a groan, \u201cUgh! It\u2019s Monday, five more long days until the weekend.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

You slosh through the first few hours in a fog, maybe a little depressed. The Monday Blues! I\u2019ve been retired for some time now, but I still remember that feeling, \u201cI\u2019ve just got to get through the week and then I can be happy again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The other way to greet the day is to treat it like a woman does when she comes into the Owego Kitchen before going to work. I\u2019m there, sitting at the old coot table with Lester, Rick, Eric, Matt and Mike, sometimes the other Mike, and sometimes one or two of the other Ricks. In she comes before heading to work at the bank, I shouldn\u2019t mention her name (it\u2019s Jules). She banters, back and forth with us. She\u2019s upbeat and laughs so hard that people up and down Lake Street must ask, \u201cWhat was that?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It starts on Monday with her yelling, \u201cIt\u2019s HAPPY MONDAY! Ha Ha Ha.\u201d She renamed the days of the workweek, starting with Happy Monday. Tuesday is \u201cSecond Monday.\u201d Wednesday is \u201cHump Day,\u201d like most workers think of it. Thursday is \u201cFriday Eve,\u201d and Friday is just plain old Friday, but if you hear her say it, with that beautiful laugh, you\u2019ll know it\u2019s a different kind of Friday. <\/span><\/p>\n

She has the same temptation to face Monday as the start of a long journey to the weekend. Blah! Ugh! Boo! But instead, she laughs her way into Monday, a great way to approach the workweek. <\/span><\/p>\n

I wish I\u2019d learned that when I set the alarm on Sunday night for Miserable Monday. But, it\u2019s never too late to learn, even for an old coot. Here\u2019s hoping all your Mondays are Happy Mondays. <\/span><\/p>\n

Comments, complaints? Send to mlessler7@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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