MLK Day

There's no school.

The trash pickup is delayed one day, and so is the US mail.

I was driving home after lifting with Amster (in her fully equipped home gym, the result of living with her 20something health and fitness freak eldest son), wondering how one celebrated this holiday.

Used to be that Washington's Birthday, February 22 for the young, signaled the annual winter White Sales, when bed linens and towels and comforters were with our financial reach.  Memorial Day and Veterans' Day and 4th of July have parades.  

But this National Holiday, I remembered, can be a day of service, as President Obama suggested.  I had fond thoughts of the Obama's at food kitchens and classrooms and I smiled when I realized that my go-to-good-deed place was closed, too.

Haven't heard much from the administration about this particular three day weekend.  I suppose there will be golf and deception and deflection and, perhaps, an assault on another foreign land.  

I kinda doubt that any good deeds will be done.