Stupid holiday names

[jhetley]

"Presidents' Day"

Okay, we could celebrate Washington's birthday, or (if you are not from certain states) Lincoln's. But "Presidents"? Gah. Most of them were, and are, archetypes for the Peter Principle. Mediocrities best consigned to oblivion.

In other news, we managed to reach and even surpass, by one degree, the freezing point of water this weekend. This after two straight weeks below. Now back into subzero windchills, I'm afraid. We got maybe an inch of light snow overnight.

This is the week Maine flies south, escaping to Florida or other places where the sun still works. Schools have the week off. So naturally, Jet Blue canceled all flights out of Portland for three straight days...

Comments

[wcg.livejournal.com]

The generic "Presidents' Day" is the only way that Warren G. Harding was ever going to get a national holiday in his honor.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

You think Harding was the worst? Or just representative of the species?

[wcg.livejournal.com]

I'd have said he was the worst until the current one came along. I think he's giving old Warren a run for it.