Grateful Dead

never heard of that one or all the others that you have mentioned in your post, what part of the south celebrate these days, I lived in the south 39 years, never heard of any of these holidays, especially paid holidays. Believe it or not, a lot of people in this country never get any paid holidays, any part time employee does not get paid holidays, or paid vacations, or even pay that you can live on. It's only gonna get worse for these people. Now that there will be a flood of new workers out there since their unemployment has been cut, there will be a lot more part time workers out there getting no pay and no benefits, including paid holidays. Amerika, what a country.

Pope Francis makes the cover of The Rolling Stone: http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/pope-francis-the-times-they-are-a-changin-20140128

For not moving quickly enough to turn in all known pedophiles within the ranks of priests and Bishops and Arch-Bishops and Cardinals. Bergoglio has no doubt shown many positive actions, many of them seemingly genuine. I, for one, was greatly moved by reports in the media that he went out into Rome and ministered among the poor during the nights. But, when reports of such heel-dragging come to light it has to make one wonder if a genuinely motivated, simple priest was promoted too far through the ranks and his very humble actions are being cynically manipulated by a corrupt hierarchy of entrenched Cardinals to re-brand the church and keep the faithful throwing into the collection plate, especially among the Hispanics of South America to Mexico. Bergoglio will have to show a forceful hand among that cabal of Cardinals who presume to plot the strategy of the Roman Catholic Church.

It is little known that Europeans celebrate about 30 paid holidays per year. American proles are entitled to be paid 8 hours (if they work full time) for a total of six, count'em, 6 holidays. They are:Jan 1 Memorial Day 4th of July Labor Day Thanksgiving Christmas On the other hand, there is a class of people composed of Federal and State Municipal employees, Bankers/Lawyers/Insurance professionals (& elements of other professions), Teachers and students who also celebrate: Martin Luther King Day Washington's/Lincoln's B'day; President's Day; Mattress Day Columbus day Veteran's Day Day After Thanksgiving If you live in the South, this class might also get: Lee-Jackson Day Confederate Heroes Day Robert E. Lee Day Thomas Jefferson's Birthday Confederate Memorial Day The point is, is addition to an unfair minimum wage, the proles in this country have only six days in a year where they get a paid holiday. In a supposedly classless society the middle to upper-middle class manage to grab another 5. The whack-jobs in the South get another 5. In none of these cases do the number of paid holidays reach that of the other modern industrialized countries. Why must American workers suffer this indignity? Is it really so much to ask for 30 paid days off a year in addition to 2-6 weeks of paid vacation along with 7 personal days, 7 sick days and 6 months of paid maternity/paternity leave? Is that socialism or just a normal, decent way to treat those who create wealth? I hate to say what I consider those who feel this to be socialism. By the way, Happy Mattress Day!

Thank you Gr8fulTed.I really should've remembered the change to Chelsea. How terribly remiss. Denver still should've played her though.

Just as Janet Yellen is sworn in as Federal Reserve Chairperson.... Yellen has sworn to follow Bernanke's policies and was VP to Bernanke since 2010. After pumping money into the economy for FIVE years by buying 85 Billion in Treasuries a month after 4 monster stimuluses since 2008 one wonders how corporations could POSSIBLY be losing money. It was laughable hearing Yellen say her role as Fed Chair was to help all of the American people. No, not all; far from all. She works for the 2%. It has been well-proven now that a rising tide will not lift all boats. Except for those boats along both coasts that will be lashed by global-warmth driven storms. American banking has returned to it's speculative ways after insisting on being bailed out and gutting new regulatory laws. Instead of doing things like building and re-building infrastructure and other investment in new start-ups and pouring some of it's king-ass pile of foliage into venture they are again resorting to derivatives and other ways of making money from thin air that is connected to no real, tangible goods. One wonders about the road ahead. A correction is merely a correction and I look forward to a good old bull rally till May, minus any major crises. But a house of cards ievitably falls. ~ Sell in May; Go away ~

Seattle won the game with incredibly tough defense. Keeping Denver's offense off the field was a work of art, although time of possession reveals Seattle with 31:53 and Denver with 28:07. Sure seemed like Peyton Manning was on the bench for much of the first half while Russell Wilson and Percy Harvin were running all over the field.Demaryius Thomas, Denver's wide receiver, set a Super Bowl record with 13 receptions, so there was the one Bronco highlight. BTW, Chelsea Manning is in the military prison in lovely Leavenworth KS, just north of KC on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River. Leavenworth also has a federal penitentiary and 2 or 3 state corrections facilities. Eagles quarterback Micheal Vick was a guest of the federal pen a few years back.

Denver should've played Bradley Manning instead.

From the first play of the game when the center snapped the ball past Denver's Peyton Manning into the end-zone for a safety you knew it was going to be one of those super blow-outs. The militarization of security plus squadrons of helicopters doing a flyover after the national anthem seemed hyped for the world's most violent game. Fans were delayed for hours getting to their seats due to elaborate searches.

shall we go, you and I, while we can?...