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10 hours ago, shootingstar said:

I'm lost...what's the American holiday?

In Virginia it’s Lee Jackson King Day. Used to be for Robert E Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Martin Luther King Jr. Now, it’s Spike Lee, Samuel L Jackson, and Martin Luther King Jr. I have Monday off as we observe all Federal holidays. Last night I learned that my cousin Paul is in town for the weekend. Meeting up for dinner tonight and see about other times he’s available. He is Olympic level fencing and is now a premier level judge in the sport. There’s a tournament in Leesburg this weekend. Edit: it’s the Wheelchair World Cup Fencing tournament.

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3 hours ago, Parsnip Totin Jack said:

In Virginia it’s Lee Jackson King Day. Used to be for Robert E Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Martin Luther King Jr. Now, it’s Spike Lee, Samuel L Jackson, and Martin Luther King Jr. I have Monday off as we observe all Federal holidays. Last night I learned that my cousin Paul is in town for the weekend. Meeting up for dinner tonight and see about other times he’s available. He is Olympic level fencing and is now a premier level judge in the sport. There’s a tournament in Leesburg this weekend. Edit: it’s the Wheelchair World Cup Fencing tournament.

Ok... as a foreigner, Martin Luther King had the greatest inspiration..worldwide for others involved in civil rights and equity. Actually....serious and  major  influence. Think of all the peaceful protests that have happened big and small in past 50 years.

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1 minute ago, Gump said:

Will make the customery stop at Wegmans and probable REI.

Just got the mailer in our mailbox that our local Wegman's is scheduled to open Feb 1st!  Woot woot!  That place is fun to shop at, but the other ones are too far away for us to visit very often.

I doubt the Aldi or Lidl will move in too, but that would be fun.

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3 minutes ago, Parsnip Totin Jack said:

Sad. My next holiday is President’s Day, Feb 20. Then May, July, September, October, November and December. 

I forgot about that one! We get all the federal holidays, and Washington's Birthday** aka President's Day is on that list!

Monday, January 02 * New Year’s Day
Monday, January 16  Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday, February 20 ** Washington’s Birthday
Monday, May 29  Memorial Day
Monday, June 19  Juneteenth National Independence Day
Tuesday, July 04  Independence Day
Monday, September 04  Labor Day
Monday, October 09  Columbus Day
Friday, November 10 * Veterans Day
Thursday, November 23  Thanksgiving Day
Monday, December 25  Christmas Day

 

**This holiday is designated as "Washington’s Birthday" in section 6103(a) of title 5 of the United States Code, which is the law that specifies holidays for Federal employees. Though other institutions such as state and local governments and private businesses may use other names, it is our policy to always refer to holidays by the names designated in the law.

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