I don't want a holiday in the sun
Today in the United States is President's Day, something the British will not be commemorating for obvious reasons: They won't want to celebrate the general who used volunteers to beat the best Army in the world, nor will they want to celebrate the president they tried to undermine in the midst of the Civil War.
As we mentioned before, in the UK it's a long slog between New Year's Day and the first bank holiday (Good Friday). And I can't really call in sick, because I'd just be calling into myself.
"Hi, Smitty, this is Smitty. I'm not feeling well today, so I don't think I'll be able to walk from the bedroom to the office."
As we mentioned before, in the UK it's a long slog between New Year's Day and the first bank holiday (Good Friday). And I can't really call in sick, because I'd just be calling into myself.
"Hi, Smitty, this is Smitty. I'm not feeling well today, so I don't think I'll be able to walk from the bedroom to the office."
posted by Smitty Werbenmanjensen at 9:49 AM
11 Comments:
Good idea... think I'll call in sick tomorrow... "Hi Sarah....
Smutz, I can't believe you said that! Celebrating the life of our first president and the one who kept the Union together is not an inconvenience, especially for Government workers like me! You need to read Team of Rivals and 1776 so you can fully appreciate the two of them. They were very amazing men!
Well most people in the US are at work today anyway.
O.K., don't listen to Schmutz (whoever he is) and just celebrate your the first and best GW and the only good Republican who ever lived.
MK, I decided to not let Schmutz get me down. I'm celebrating the day by reading Team of Rivals (which I received as a generous gift from my sister for my birthday), sitting by the fire. (I'm sitting by the fire because our furnace broke during the current cold spell). It is amazing that during Lincoln's day it is the Republicans who were progressive. They were mostly anti-slavery, while the Democrats were more likely to try to protect slavery.
You're having a cold spell, Oldest Kid? What is it, 60 degrees F? Betcha can't convert to Celsius!
Sadly, it's about 41F (that's about 4C, I think) right now, and was in the 40's all weekend. Why couldn't the furnace break when it was in the 60's? The furnace guys just left, but not before they set off the smoke detector. At least now we know it works. I can hardly wait for the house to heat up!
And, it's supposed to be 70 tomorrow!
Oh, British politics towards the US during the Civil War is much, much more complicated than you think. Certainly, there were newly-represented areas with strong ties to the South, but what came out of Westminster was a bit different.
Mrs. W, we're having a cold spell, and, yes, that means highs in the low to mid-60s. And I can't convert it to Celsius. So there.
Oh, British politics towards the US during the Civil War is much, much more complicated than you think. Certainly, there were newly-represented areas with strong ties to the South, but what came out of Westminster was a bit different.
Yeah, but it's more fun to joke about it this way.
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