Tag: Lee-Jackson Day

Random Friday Thoughts on Lee-Jackson Day

It’s Friday, and thanks to the political incorrectness that is Lee-Jackson Day in Virginia, I have a four-day weekend off from the day job. Proof once again that, in Virginia at least, the South won the war. Oh, don’t get your yankees in a twist. Today I’ll be taking down the Christmas decorations. Don’t judge, …

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Random Thoughts on Lee-Jackson Day

Yes, Virginia, there is a holiday. When I had my first government job way back in the dark ages Virginia celebrated the third Monday of January as Lee-Jackson Day. When the same day was recognized on the federal level as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, for a time Virginia celebrated Lee-Jackson-King Day. I swear I …

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