On Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:43:46 -0800, 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.

Way too many days in the Marines were boring. None were ordinary. I
think the saying references Isaiah 22:13 'Eat, drink, and be merry,
for tomorrow we die.'

Jim