Daily Archives: March 29, 2024

That ‘Good Friday’ Is NOT A Federal Holiday In The U.S. Still Confounds Me — After Nearly 40-Years.

by Anura Guruge
on March 29, 2024

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I just can’t get used to this. The MOST IMPORTANT day in Christianity and it is NOT a holiday.

I get caught out each year BECAUSE the STOCK MARKET is closed. My life revolves around the stock market because I TRADE every day. SMILE. Terrible thing … addiction. I am addicted to trading. It could be worse. I could addicted to something that costs money.

I saw mail being delivered. I was taken aback — though we now have USPS parcel delivery on Sundays thanks to Amazon.

But, I had to check. Good Friday is NOT a federal holiday. How can that be.

Growing up, in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) & in the U.K., both Good Friday & Easter Monday were holidays. 4-day holiday.

Anura’s Picture Of The Day + 6 Others, March 29, 2024.

by Anura Guruge
on March 29, 2024

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Anu’s Picture of the Day:
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The other 6:
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| All taken with my (January 3, 2023) Google Pixel 7 Pro. | Post processing limited, at most to just adjusting brightness, if & when required. | Attribution will be strictly ENFORCED. |

Pope Francis’ Opts Just To Wash The Feet Of Women — Breaking With Tradition. Ahh! No Comment.

by Anura Guruge
on March 29, 2024

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No DIRECT comments. I don’t want to offend anyone.

Just a few oblique observations in passing.

To paraphrase youthful Leo X it has to be GOOD to be Pope.

Just substitute ‘Joe Biden‘ or even ‘Emmanuel Macron’ for where it says ‘Pope Francis’.

Hhhmmm.

Got me thinking. Feet washing and kissing is still a RATHER STRANGE practice despite its antiquity. Maybe it needs to be rethought.

Hhhmmm.


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I Assert MY RIGHT To Censor Comments On This Blog From Anonymous Posters.

by Anura Guruge
on March 29, 2024

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I detest those that don’t have the guts and fortitude to interact openly.

Maybe it is because I am an open book.

I don’t write anonymous posts, anonymous comments or anonymous reviews.

I will NOT GIVE any credence to this letter critical of Pope Francis supposedly written by an anonymous cardinals. Ya. I believe that. These days that letter could have been written by a Chinese ROBOT.


Just in case any of YOU are confused, let me please clarify a few things.

>> My BLOG. Not a public blog. I pay (a fair amount of money annually) for this blog. My dollar. My BLOG.

>> In case you have NOT noticed, this Blog bears MY NAME: guruge.com/blog. MY BLOG.

>> My platform. My megaphone. My opinions. MY BLOG.
Not a public platform.

>> IF you want unrestricted access to comment JUST identify yourself.

OK. Got that? Smile. {There are some who seem to have trouble grasping this.} MY BLOG. My dollar. [I intentionally won’t say ‘My Dime’ because we are talking some serious money (albeit tax deductible) when it comes to ALL the costs associated with this blog — including what some of the plugins costs (yearly).]


Get that. IF I know WHO YOU ARE (& yes there a few posters here who are friends) I will allow you to post things that I might not agree with — or makes me look a fool (which is not that hard to do). Just today I approved and responded to a comment where I admitted that I WAS WRONG.

Yes, I will cut tremendous SLACK — IF I know who you are.

Only fair.


I will EVEN entertain SOME COMMENTS from those that I do NOT KNOW — if I find them to be ‘OK’ or amusing.

Yes, there is a poster here who name is patently BOGUS. And he/she won’t identify themself. But, to be fair, their comments NEVER raise my hackles. Most times, like one today, are AMUSING.


Come on. This can’t be that hard to understand.

I assert my RIGHT to deal with anonymous posters.

Identify yourself & I will tolerate much abuse.

That is the DEAL. IF you want unfettered ACCESS TO MY BLOG, then I need to know who the hell you are.

FAIR?

Any questions?

Whether I respond that last question will depend on whether I know you.

Fair?

Smile

PAX.