How are you spending the Martin Luther King, Jr Holiday?
By DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
United States
January 16, 2017 8:13am CST
I am spending today at home, still fighting this cold, though I seem to be winning (knock on wood). I was thinking of seeing if I could find the movie SELMA on television and watching it today in honor of Dr. King. It seems like a fitting way to spend some time today. It appears I can stream it through Amazon Video.
My other plans for the day include finishing the next lesson or two in the writing course I'm taking. I completed the assignment from the last lesson last night. I was supposed to outline 4 or 5 chapters for my new story, I wound up with a Baker's Dozen.
Of course, I'll spend some time playing with Ace. He's patiently waiting for me to finish on the computer so I can throw his squeaky squirrels for him.
Is today a holiday for you, or do you have to work?
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16 responses
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
16 Jan 17
Retirement means it is always a holiday. Just a regular day here.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
16 Jan 17
@DWDavis Get a big 10 year calendar and start x'ing off the days!
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
16 Jan 17
@AbbyGreenhill My wife might not like that. She gets grumpy when she remembers I get to retire a couple years before she does.
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18181)
• Torrington, Connecticut
16 Jan 17
Im working but il be watching some youtube videos later about MLK lol
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
16 Jan 17
@BACONSTRIPSXXX Selma is on Amazon Prime Video. I just finished it. Powerful movie. John Lewis, the Congressman Trump has been bashing, is also mentioned in the movie.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18181)
• Torrington, Connecticut
16 Jan 17
@DWDavis Im watching it for sure tonight, Im downloading it now 1080p hd
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18181)
• Torrington, Connecticut
16 Jan 17
@DWDavis OMG I forgot they made a movie about it in 2014, im going to see if its on Netlfix for tonight if not il download it
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
16 Jan 17
Today is also my daughter's birthday so we will be taking her somewhere fun after my husband gets off work. =)
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
16 Jan 17
@DWDavis We do and that's where we were going to originally take her but then she decided she wanted to go somewhere we could all enjoy. She picked mini golf instead. =)
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
16 Jan 17
@LovingMyBabies I'm impressed with her for making such an unselfish choice. More proof that you and your husband are doing a great job raising your children. Here's a cake for her from me.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54739)
• United States
17 Jan 17
My husband had to work, but my son was home from college.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
17 Jan 17
It became a Federal holiday in 1986. A lot of states held out for decades making it a holiday for state workers. There was a lot of opposition from certain elements to making it a holiday because Dr. King was not universally admired by all Americans.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
16 Jan 17
My husband is at work. I'm home..
I'm thinking of cleaning, maybe taking a walk.
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@xstitcher (39076)
• Petaluma, California
16 Jan 17
Can't work at the moment 'cause I'm taking care of Mom, but I'm a substitute preschool teacher so I don't work regularly anyway. This holiday I've been unloading the dishwasher, vacuuming, and now I'm going to go get lunch and wait for Mom's oxygen to be delivered.
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@Marilynda1225 (91169)
• United States
16 Jan 17
I"m retired so today is just a regular day for me. Thankfully the sun is shining so I'm thinking of taking a ride just to get out of the house for a little while
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@moffittjc (128856)
• Gainesville, Florida
17 Jan 17
I had to work for four hours in the morning (5am-9am), but then when I got off work my son and I went hiking with fully loaded backpacks. For his birthday in March, he wants to do a week-long backpacking adventure on the Florida Scenic Trail through Ocala National Forest. Last year, we did four days on the trail, and we weren't as physically prepared for the miles of hiking as we should have been. So this year, we are "practicing" for our backpack adventure by taking hikes with our backpacks on to build up our strength and stamina so we will be better prepared for our adventure this year!
@missjessicadawn (3286)
• United States
17 Jan 17
I didn't have to work today so I stayed home and watched the entire first season of "A Series of Unfortunate Events". lol
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Jan 17
It is a day like any other except no walking to the post box.
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@teamfreak16 (43669)
• Denver, Colorado
16 Jan 17
I'm sitting here watching the tile guy laying tile in our dining area. Exciting!
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
17 Jan 17
We know several had a holiday today and were very happy about it.
