Placeholding funicular
Monday
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Due to another band of winter weather, your humble narrator greets you on this President’s Day holiday with an archived shot from a couple of weeks back, when the Three Rivers of Pittsburgh were frozen solid. That’s the Duquesne Incline, one of two funicular railways here in Pittsburgh, which I refer to as ‘the red one.’ The other is the yellow one.
Back tomorrow with something a bit more substantial. I hope.
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No such thing as Presidents or President’s or Presidents’ Day. It’s officially George Washinton’s Birthday. Tell us when the change was made.
georgetheatheist . . . accuracy lives!
February 17, 2025 at 4:13 pm
On some screwy, groovy afternoon in the 90’s? What the hell, this is a thing now?
Mitch Waxman
February 17, 2025 at 5:46 pm
Yes. Where even does the apostrophe go . . . or not go? Presidents-President’s-Preside ts’ ? How do you even spell this misnomer? Why contribute to the denigrating of the Father of Our Country George Washington whom the holiday is officially named for?
georgetheatheist . . . accuracy lives!
February 18, 2025 at 12:22 am
Wow, this is kind of a thing with you, huh?
Mitch Waxman
February 18, 2025 at 7:45 am
Today is President’s Day. MLK was last month.
Valerie
February 17, 2025 at 7:43 pm
Caught and changed the error a minute after it published. Oops
Mitch Waxman
February 18, 2025 at 7:45 am
You originally wrote “President’s” referring to one president. Who might that one president be? Washington? And I presume the Duquesne Incline traverses Mt. WASHINGTON, No? Sssh . . . keep that under wraps or it might be renamed.
georgetheatheist . . . accuracy counts!
February 18, 2025 at 12:39 am