Monday, February 18, 2008

Presidents 'R' Us

I have the day off, and so won’t be too active on the blog today. But let me impart a little trivia. Did you know Presidents Day is not officially called that? Apparently it wasn’t until advertisers started using the name to push sales in the late 1980s that the term became widespread. Federally, it’s still “Washington’s Birthday.” What do you know? Thank you, Wikipedia!

At any rate, happy Day I Don’t Have to Go to Work; or Going to Brunch With my Friends Day; or Trying to Get Outside Even Though It’s Dreary Day; or Figuring Out What to Do With My Life Day.

Illuminating Wikipedia entry

Photo taken by my brother Steven at the MFA. We were highly amused by this portrait.

3 comments:

Shawna said...

Didn't feel like brunch? Or did you just want to enjoy this fantastic weather before the rain came back? :)

Vladkin said...

Yeah, dudette. You missed out on the industrial goo. It was awesome.

Shawna said...

Hey, that industrial green goo was actually pretty tasty!

 

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