The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for February 17, 2014

Good point.

Because you’re not famous for contributing to the greater good of mankind.

Makes sense to me

I took my birthday off this year but I’m in college so I can make that decision. I only had one class that day and I knew what we were doing so it wasn’t a big deal.

I like going to school/work on my birthday. One sometimes gets some nice “attentions” that way.

Once in a while I would take off work for my birthday..Take a drive up the coast…have a good meal..One day a year I figure I’m worth it..

President’s birthdays take precedent.

if it falls on the weekends or holidays you can

IIRC, it came about in the ‘70s so Congress could have another three-day weekend. They tried to change Veterans’ Day to a Monday too but that brought about a bad reaction from the Vets. It disconnected the day from an important date in world history.I’m still annoyed about the disconnect between May 30 and Memorial Day. When I think of the latter the former date always jumps up in my mind. Alas the weekend means more to most than the meaning of the holiday.

‘Cuz you ain’t a dead president, kid. Although I would have to believe that MLK, Jr. would be having a fit over an approximation of his birth date being turned into, among other things, a day off from school. Remove kids from an educational environment over him? I’d think he’d think you were daft. Of course, we can argue whether government schools are in fact educational; but that’s not the point here.