State of the Dragon: The True Meaning of President's Day

[athelind]

After all these years, I understand the true meaning of this holiday.

I can look past the faux patriotism, the attempts at historical relevance, past Valley Forge and Gettysberg and the collision of two different chief executives from two very different historical eras.

I now understand what this day means to other people, and it has, for me, a

Comments

[leonard_arlotte]

Paid Holidays are fun. Today isn't one for me, though. We get ten paid holidays a year at the University where I work. Memorial Day, Labor Day, Martin Luther King Day, Independence Day. Two each for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. (though when Christmas falls on a wednesday, we get three for christmas, and one for new years)

I would recommend staying in the habit of looking for jobs. You may not NEED one, but if you happen to come across something even better than what you have now.

[athelind]

I plan to keep checking Craigslist and the various GIS/Seafloor Mapping jobsites periodically.

But not today.

Today is mine.

[odiedragon]

My husband could have made this post over the holidays. It's a very liberating feeling.

[athelind]

Isn't it? I almost feel like a grown-up.