Happy Presidents' Day! I hope that whatever you celebrate today, be it Washington's birthday, Lincoln's birthday, Jefferson's birthday (two months out, but OK), or, in fact, that it's Monday and the week has begun again and unlike your American friends, you don't have a day off, that you will have a good day.
Here, a small child discovers that at night, Mt Rushmore comes to life and that the former Presidents have great wisdom which they can impart. I'm particularly proud of Lincoln here. That and the fact that FDR is pulling
Blue Steel.
In researching it, I did find these little gems. First, what may be the coolest picture of Presidential stuff, ever.
That's right. Air Force One, over Mt. Rushmore. Why don't we have an equivalent in the UK? I mean, besides the
Cerne Abbas Giant which I don't entirely want to post an actual picture of here. I'm really quite taken with the idea of crafting a Mt. Rushmore for the UK. According to
historical rankings of Prime Ministers, our top four could include any of William Pitt the Younger, Gladstone, Churchill (he's surely a shoe-in), Margaret Thatcher, Atlee, MacMillan, Blair, Lloyd George, Asquith, or Heath.
Based on cliff-face aesthetics, I'd say that Gladstone's my number one choice. And Lloyd George. And Churchill. The others can fight it out for the last spot. Charles Grey came close to the cut. And Peel. And
Disraeli. Robert Cecil also almost made it. I might have stretched the rule for that
awesome beard of his.
The other gem I found was this:
It's the back of Mt. Rushore. Naturally.
Today's fun historical fact. Mt. Rushmore was created by
Gutzon Borglum. I am not even kidding. That's his actual name. He also created this:
It's a confederate memorial carving. It is, wait for it, 3 acres in size, 400 ft above the ground. Yes. Massive.
So. In short. Happy Presidents' Day. Have a George Washington-tastic time.
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