>>But you said "official U.S. holidays." That means the ones the government recognizes, not the ones you get off.
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>OK, I misused "official." It still seems like a trifling distinction. How many of us work for the government? It's not a holiday most of us get off. Better?

I'll buy that. What I hate about federal holidays is no mail. I spend all day listening for the postman and have to keep reminding myself that he's not coming.

Tamar