Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>
> Jim wrote:
>
> > Big sign in the mess hall at some Marine Base that I was stationed at
> > "Every day is a holiday and every meal is a feast."
>
> That Pollyanna slogan is common among the Marines. They think it shows
> "motivation". I think it shows delusion. If every day is "special" then
> "special" becomes ORDINARY.

Look at it this way:

Every day that you are alive is special and a holiday.
Every meal is a feast if you get no meal afterwards.

Gary