tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post2565885698929265943..comments2024-03-14T01:22:21.483-04:00Comments on Basil's Blog: Washington's Birthday (2015)Basilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00304218067534993876noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-5767534411781404472015-02-16T04:52:01.000-05:002015-02-16T04:52:01.000-05:00Bravo, Basil! George Washington was a truly great...Bravo, Basil! George Washington was a truly great man. He refused to be king (some folks actually wanted him to be king). He refused to run for a third term as President, which he would almost certainly have won, thus setting a precedent that stood until 1940, and has not been formalized by constitutional amendment. Only a truly great man could have resisted the allure of power like that.Iowa Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-66542375420090737852015-02-16T05:19:36.000-05:002015-02-16T05:19:36.000-05:00When I was a small lad in elementary school I vagu...When I was a small lad in elementary school I vaguely remember getting Washington’s Birthday and Lincoln’s Birthday off from school. So we had two holidays in February. This was the early days of Reagan (also a February Birthday and should be a holiday In My Arrogant Opinion) so my memory may be a bit fuzzy on getting Lincoln’s Birthday off as I was more concerned with learning how to fight the Ruskies. It was the Cold War after all.<br><br>They should separate the Birthdays out and make them holidays. Every Monday in February should be a holiday. It is a wasted month anyway. It is only there to make up for accounting errors in the way we measure time and solar cycles and have a place to stick Black History Month. The only other bright spot in the month is my wife and I anniversary, but I mainly worked that one out as a ploy to get out of Valentine’s day by just combining the two days since they are so close together.AwesometificAmericanhttp://awesometificamerican.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-91893598727941651412015-02-16T06:08:01.000-05:002015-02-16T06:08:01.000-05:00I remember them being 2 separate holidays too, I a...I remember them being 2 separate holidays too, I also remember being annoyed when they combined them. The teachers union would never stand for that now. <br>Don't go telling Obama voters that February/black '<i>history</i>' month is the shortest month, it'll give them another reason to call us racists. Also, could someone remind me when white history month is, I keep forgetting.NO_MO_BAMAhttp://www.swfcabin.com/open/1256414086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-16198206853382935542015-02-16T06:18:36.000-05:002015-02-16T06:18:36.000-05:00Keep in mind that only some states combined the ho...Keep in mind that only some states combined the holidays to make a state holiday. At the federal level, it's still a single national holiday for George Washington.Basilhttp://www.basilsblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-29461856451943618292015-02-16T06:19:23.000-05:002015-02-16T06:19:23.000-05:00I am apparently slightly older than you Awesome. I...I am apparently slightly older than you Awesome. I clearly remember Lincoln's birthday, a week before GW's. In NY it was a state holiday. And when you're in jr high (20 years before "middle school") Every holiday is important. And yes, today's teachers unions would never stand for losing a paid day off.DonPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-62871719513999591592015-02-16T06:42:34.000-05:002015-02-16T06:42:34.000-05:00I started 1st grade in 1978. I have a late in the ...I started 1st grade in 1978. I have a late in the year birthday and the school told my mom to have me skip Kindergarden as I would have been bored with it. Yes it was back in the time when the school would allow you to miss a year of indoctrination and there was no such thing as K3 and K4. Florida had both as holidays for that month with Washington being the Federal holiday. No way that the Union would let them get away with that today. It was a simpler time.AwesometificAmericanhttp://awesometificamerican.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-35709294634695267922015-02-16T07:35:34.000-05:002015-02-16T07:35:34.000-05:00I started kindergarten on my 5th birthday in 1967,...I started kindergarten on my 5th birthday in 1967, I remember it well >:[NO_MO_BAMAhttp://www.swfcabin.com/open/1256414086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-91114900263542794192015-02-16T09:18:20.000-05:002015-02-16T09:18:20.000-05:00Didn't Black History Month used to be January ...Didn't Black History Month used to be January 15 - February 15, so they could loop in MLK Jr.'s birthday?<br>Apparently, Black History Month finally got a real month, but they had to sacrifice 3 days of BHM. ;-)Rockin' Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-35249288946494003272015-02-17T17:33:55.000-05:002015-02-17T17:33:55.000-05:00I missed this post yesterday because I was off for...I missed this post yesterday because I was off for Washington's birthday. But I look forward to this post every year and often share it with others.slapoutnoreply@blogger.com