MLK Day

allsteaks

Just a curious question: How many of you are working today instead of observing the MLK holiday?

joannie

I'm here, steaks. We only get the big 6 holidays a year.

ray a

I'm working. Several years ago corporate added MLK day to the list of holidays, but then changed it to a floating holiday that can be taken anytime.

ACU Frank

I'm doing both.

We're closed today, but I'm working anyway.

NaeNae55

Now THAT is dedication. Or is it stup...er...

Actually, we used to get President's Day off while my hubby got MLK Day off. He was home while I was working, and I often ended up working while he was working. It is amazing what you can get done on a holiday where many are still working.

Now we only get the big 6, which means 6 holidays in about 7 months, and 0 holidays for about 5 months. It is a LOOONNNGGGG stretch.

HRQ

I'm working, but from home. The school district doesn't provide care for my oldest today. Otherwise I'd be in the office. We are open.

NeedCoffee

I'm working as always - we only have 3 paid holidays - Turkeyday, Christmas and New Years.

Paul in Cannon Beach

Like most government holidays, I observed them... from the chair in my office.

We get two weeks off in December (plus my vacation time) so its all good in the hood.

I do have to have a conversation with my 11 year old about Martin Luther King as part of her homework.

ray a

So today is also Robert E. Lee's birthday. Anybody celebrating that?

HRQ

Nope.

My 2nd grader brought home a booklet about MLK on Friday. It could be named "All About Martin Luther King in Five Pages and Less Than 25 Words."

It kinda sorta hit the high points. Showed people of various races sitting on the bus wherever they darn well pleased.

King wasn't even in the history books yet, when I was in school. Amazing that he was so recent in history that he's just landed in the history books in the last decade or two.

The Berlin Wall coming down should appear in school history books around 2024.

ACU Frank

That was a silly question to post, Ray, especially in writing. Anyone who would be celebrating Robert E. Lee's birthday probably can't read.

If they can, they're most likely on "the other board".

ray a

Frank, I fell out of my chair laughing and almost cracked my head on the edge of the desk.

NaeNae55

Thanks for cracking me up Frank. I needed a good laugh.

System

Not so fast there, ACU Frank. January 21st is actually the birthday of Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson. R. E. Lee was born January 19th. Let's assume ray knows and respects more history than you do.

Brush up on your history AND your manners.

System

I was working yesterday, and it was an extremely rough day, which kept me in the office from 8am until 7pm. At least I had the night off from my second job (which I'm assuming was due to the MLK holiday).

Dutch2

I was home with the family. Actually my wife was at her PC most of the day catching up on her work, grading papers, etc., the boys were mostly on World of Warcraft and Rune Scape so me and the cats just hung out and watched old movies while I attempted to catch up on my ironing chores.
Ya just gotta luv all those bank holidays.

ritaanz

Whoa! S Moll came back from the grave to teach us manners.

Hmmmmmmm, will wonders never cease?

NeedCoffee

Since ritaanz resurrected the thread, I thought I'd add my mother's insight on MLK Day - she called me and said, "Do you realize that all our holidays are to remember dead people?"

You know, she's got a point....kind of morbid, huh?

MLK Day - dead
President's Day - dead presidents Washington and Lincoln
4th of July - dead soldiers
Memorial Day - self explanatory
Columbus Day - dead
Christmas - dead
Thanksgiving - so I disagreed with her on this one, but she has a point - dead pilgrims
Halloween - All Soul's day
Labor Day - I disagree with this one too - anyone got an explanation for it?

ACU Frank

Maybe that was my point, S Moll...

Maybe I was saying that anyone who would be celebrating Lee's birthday on the wrong day probably can't read. Maybe that's what I was saying. Wouldn't that have been correct?






Of course, anyone who assumes I was implying that people celebrating Lee's birthday are likely inbred illiterate crackers... well, I decline to confirm or deny that point of view.

ritaanz

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allsteaks

Not politically correct but Coffee, you can add two more to your list:
Good Friday - Jesus died
Passover - Roman babies died

But regarding the moll's manners comment, how can a #1 (first) contribution be a critical comment about anyone on the thread? And where is "manners" listed in the thread bylaws? Geez, so sensitive; is moll related to you Rita??????? hehehehehe

ray a

Steaks, s moll is an old friend to some of us.

ritaanz

Hey Jim, s moll is a blond. We are not related.

allsteaks

I did a really poor job of trying to be funny in that last post; whatever I said, ignore it.

HRQ

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 01-31-08 AT 09:34PM (CST)[/font][br][br]During MLK "week" at school, my six year old was required to complete the following sentence;

"I have a dream...."

He wrote "that everyone will have ice cream to eat."

My boy is going to be the POTUS when he's old enough, and probably also will achieve world peace with his ice cream plan. Who wouldn't vote for a kiddo like that?

Edit: Oh, and Sam, welcome back!

ACU Frank

Yeah, it all sounds good, until some frozen yogurt whacko takes him out. Save your kid now... the road to POTUS is lined with the remains of those who could not defend plain or sugar against the onslaught of waffle cone hoards.

ray a

Frank, I hope you aren't scheduled for a random drug test soon.

joannie

I think we need to send Frank for a reasonable suspicion drug test.

ACU Frank

You can do hair sample test... but you'd have to take if from my 'stache... or my back.

HRQ

I think Frank is taking over for Paul.... Are we excited, or are we scared?