Presidents Day

Another fire last night in Accomack County - I'm still waiting for word as to whether this one is arson or not. .... Rachel Alexandra is still getting better, bit by bit; her vets are encouraged by her improvements. .... My kits enjoyed being allowed outside for most of yesterday; it's much colder today, and the wind is razor sharp, but it is still sunny. Supposedly nice weather until Wednesday evening - the forecasts change each hour, so we're told we'll be getting 6 inches of snow and then we're told no snow will fall.... I'll just wait and see.
   After all the wild atmospheric events on Friday, the sighting of a fireball on the eastern coast of Florida was nothing big. It was declared another meteor burning up in the atmosphere, and was seen from Jacksonville down to Homestead. I know that, after the Chelyabinsk explosion, people will be keeping an eye to the sky for a while.
  When I was small, today was not a holiday. We celebrated George Washington's Birthday on February 22, as he was "the Father of our Country." We also tipped our hats to Abraham Lincoln's birthday on the 12th of February. In 1968, President Nixon designated the third Monday in February as Presidents Day - to honor the combined birthdays of Washington and Lincoln in between both birthdays. It now is a celebration of all of the Presidents of the United States, and is a Federal Holiday. There usually are not huge celebrations of Presidents Day - small communities might have parades - but, by and large, the day is just a day off for most federal and state employees. I, personally, remember songs and plays about the Presidents, that we, as school children, performed... but no more.
  I hope you have a pleasant holiday and a good week.