Not only is the pay for corporate workers in the toilet, they also have fewer holidays.

I remember when I was a kid, both Washington’s and Lincoln’s birthdays were holidays, at least in California.  Wikipedia states that Lincoln’s birthday was never a federal holiday.  Then at some point in the 1980’s the two were combined into a single holiday, Presidents’ Day (which will never land on either Washington’s or Lincoln’s actual birthday).

Every business I worked for in the 1980’s and 90’s observed President’s Day.

Now, none of the businesses I work for observe it.  It’s business as usual except for banks and the government.

For all you consumers who might have the day off, there is a Presidents’ Day Sale near you.

I finally posted the previous post, which had been sitting 4 weeks since I wrote it.  It seemed like I couldn’t add a new post until that was out of the way.  It was like sewer blockage.

I call it a dog hair patch of forest, where the trees are small and dense, only about 3 inches in diameter. (Click for larger.)

I am feeling better both mentally and physically. I do have some angst for something new and different, and that’s a much better state than depression.  Having a couple of days off really helps. What I really want is a road trip and time to satisfy my creative outlets, which have been mostly dormant this winter.  The Utah desert with it’s orange and red landscape has been calling.  But right now the weather isn’t much better there.

Sometimes there is a way through. The trick is being in the right place to see it.

I woke to the sound of window rattling explosions.  It was the ski area blasting avalanches.  It’s been snowing, moderately to heavily, for the past couple of days.  Usually this doesn’t happen until later in March or April.  But perhaps with global warming, it’s coming early.  There is three to four feet of snow in the yard with more heavy snow in the forecast.

This morning when the neighbors across the road donned snowshoes, I thought they might be going for a outing with their dogs.  Instead they made of couple of laps around their yard and called it a day.  It was good to see the dogs getting a little exercise.

I’ve been out for short snowshoe hikes, but haven’t had time for day-long excursions.  My work load is still heavy.

A human trail amongst the elk trails.