Hey, why wasn't I informed that "National Day of Mourning" meant "National Day of Federal Employees Not Working"?

If you got today off, what did you do to mourn? A round of golf, perhaps, your head bowed continuously in silent tribute to our 40th President? Did you take the kids to see the new Harry Potter movie to avoid the weekend crowds -- in solemn remembrance of Ronald Wilson Reagan? Did you sleep in and cuddle with your lover all morning, then get up and have breakfast at noon, tearfully thinking of the Gipper all the while?

Just curious... I'm not being political here; I'm just wondering how many people outside Washington D.C. actually used the first day of an unexpected three-day weekend to mourn. Do you figure it was just one person, or was it perhaps as many as two?

Mark my words, if you start giving people days off whenever a well-liked leader dies, pretty soon somebody will off an ex-President just because they want a break.

Re: National Day of Mourning

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Dan 6/12/2004 12:14:45 AM Pacific

The land where a guy's girlfriend breaks up with him over the phone
So he takes a gun and kills the principal
Everyone's sad until they get the day off
Next week, another guy, another gal,
Another we-can-still-be-friends phone call
Wuh-oh! The assistant principal gets killed
And everyone's sad because they don't get the day off
Because he was only the assistant principal
America, a land of opportunity
-- Bruce McCulloch, "That's America"

Cat	6/14/2004 4:46:38 PM Pacific

I had the day off. I spent it in mourning. For Ray Charles.

Jerry Kindall

6/14/2004 4:54:10 PM Pacific

There ya go.

Rich Gibson

11/21/2005 9:03:42 AM Pacific

Hi,
I know this comment is like, over a year old..but I came upon this page while looking for a song lyric. This post is #3 in Google for the search
that's america "they don't get the day off"
But in re. day of mourning...that was our first presidential funeral in a helluva long time. I don't support many of his policies, but I think it is a good think that we maintain a token little bit of public ceremony and/or pomposity, and having grand state funerals for dead presidents is somewhat entertaining and somewhat useful as a reminder of something or other.
I didn't spend the day mourning, but I did spend a fair amount of time thinking about his life and presidency.
But anyway...that's America.

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