A Day to Reflect on Leadership, History, and Progress

Hey everyone, it's Richard Rost with Computer Learning Zone. Today is President's Day here in the U.S. and some of you might be wondering why we celebrate this holiday. Well, originally it was created in 1885 to honor George Washington's birthday, which is February 22nd. But in 1971, the Uniform Monday Holiday Act moved it to the third Monday in February. Why? To give us more long weekends of course and to make sure no one gets a case of the Mondays.

President's Day was meant to honor not just George Washington but all US presidents especially Abraham Lincoln whose birthday is February 12th. Now over time President's Day has evolved into a holiday where we celebrate the office of the president even if you don't always agree with the current one, it's a moment to reflect on leadership, history, and progress.

Oh, and also to get some great President's Day sales! Need a mattress or a TV? This is your weekend! But just to be clear, this is not an advertisement for a sale. I don't do a President's Day sale. I do one sale every year and it's for Cyber Monday. So if you missed it, you missed it. You'll have to wait till November. I don't try to capitalize on every holiday like some other people do.

So today isn't just about shopping. It's about taking a step back and remembering what good leadership looks like. In fact I'd like to take a moment to honor one of the greatest presidents of all time past present or future. Can you guess who? That's right, the first president of the United Federation of Planets, Jonathan Archer. Archer was a pioneer, a true explorer who led humanity into a new era of peace and cooperation across the galaxy. Without him, there would be no Federation. He believed in unity, diplomacy, and doing the right thing, even when it was hard. Come on, you knew I had to go here.

But seriously folks, while you're enjoying your long weekend, for those of you who get one, maybe take a moment to think about the kind of leadership we should aspire to, both here on Earth and out there among the stars.

Happy President's Day everyone.

LLAP
Richard

P.S. Before all the grammar police chime in, if you're celebrating the Office of the President, "President's Day" (singular possessive) can be used. It's referring to the day honoring the position itself, not multiple individual presidents. So, while "Presidents' Day" is also used, "President's Day" makes sense in this context. Plus I already recorded the video with "President's Day" on the slides - so I have to justify it. LOL.