President's Day 2013

Kamál (Perfection), 12 Mulk (Dominion), 169 B.E. - Monday, February 18, 2013 about 4:25 P.M. Pacific Time

It is President's Day, so there were no postal deliveries and the banks were closed. At least, I think my bank was closed. The only banking I did today was to check my accounts online, so it did not matter much whether the banks were open or closed today. I took some items to the storage unit this morning and then I came back home.

It is President's Day, the day we remember all the Presidents of the United States and not just George Washington or Abraham Lincoln. I do not know if the schools were closed today or not. I know when I was growing up and we commemorated the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, the schools remained in session. At least, I think we went to school on those days; that was a long time ago and in another state.

Happy President's Day

 

Monday, February 21, 2011, Presidents’ Day

It is Presidents’ Day. It is a holiday, the banks are closed and there is no mail delivery. When I was a child, we celebrated Abraham Lincoln’s and George Washington’s birthdays separately and there were no three-day holidays.

When I was a child, it was a different world. I remember watching a black and white television set. I do not remember if the schools closed on either Lincoln’s or Washington’s Birthday. I remember learning that George Washington was the first president of the United States and that Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address. We learned many other things about these two presidents.

Today I wonder if either of those two Presidents drank coffee. I am sure my teachers did not mention that fact in school. I have never read it the literature about them. It would be nice to know if they preferred to drink coffee or hot tea. It is little things like that which make history interesting and fun. We all learn about the big events, but the little facts bring an era in history to life.