Comments on: Happy Martin Luther King Day

By: Stefanie

Stefanie — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 19:09:30 +0000

There are states that celebrate Robert E. Lee’s birthday? I had no idea. I’m guessing they are the same states that insist on flying the confederate flag still? We just celebrate MLK here in Minnesota and in Minneapolis at least, we are encouraged to make it a day of service and do volunteer work. I like that idea very much but when you work full time, having an extra day off to catch up on things and actually relax a little takes precedent. That probably makes me a bad, selfish person but one day when I have more time I do look forward to some sort of volunteer gig.

By: Nish

Nish — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 07:12:42 +0000

Strawberry cream cheese king cake sounds so delish. I’m getting hungry just thinking about it. Hope you had a great holiday!

By: Vasilly

Vasilly — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 15:25:54 +0000

It sounds like you had a fantastic day yesterday. We had the day off so celebrated by hanging out. I had no idea that some states celebrate Lee and MLK on the same day. Yuck!

By: Words for Worms

Words for Worms — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 03:25:33 +0000

I had no idea that Robert E Lee got a day to himself. Although, in Illinois, we inexplicably celebrate Casimir Pulaski day. He was a Polish cavalry phenom during the Revolutionary War. As far as I know, he has absolutely no direct ties to Illinois seeing as he was good and dead before we became a state… I’m guessing we celebrate thanks to the giant Polish population in the Chicago area? I don’t know. Add that to the list of reasons I don’t hold public office either. We’d be a terrible pair of politicians.

By: whatsheread

whatsheread — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 03:20:40 +0000

I hope you had a great day! I had to work, and my kids had school so it seems neither MLK nor Robert E Lee are considered that important in Wisconsin. Boo.

By: Athira

Athira — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 01:45:10 +0000

Nop, no day off! Which is a bummer, because I did enjoy getting MLK day off while at grad school. Oh well.

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 00:59:33 +0000

In reply to litlove. Do! It's a good one! For once a holiday I can feel completely good about celebrating.

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 00:58:51 +0000

In reply to aartichapati. I sympathize with your position on President's Day. I do not have to worry because in Louisiana we get MLK Day off AND we get Mardi Gras off, which falls sometimes in February and March, i.e., a bit farther out from Christmas. Thanks, French colonizers! :p

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 00:56:23 +0000

In reply to Ana @ things mean a lot. I did! No king cake and no baby, but I had a lovely lunch with my friend, and we got ice cream afterward and sat in the sunshine and caught up with each other. Good times.

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 00:55:10 +0000

In reply to aliceburton. Sad jokes by Alice.