Just Who Is Casimir Pulaski?

If you don't live in Chicago (or another major city with a large Polish population), you probably haven't heard of Casimir Pulaski. Here, Pulaski is honored with a city and state holiday - giving many employees and kids the day off from work and school.

from Wikipedia

Casimir Pulaski Day is a holiday observed in Illinois on the first Monday of every March to commemorate Casimir Pulaski, a Revolutionary War cavalry officer born March 4, 1747 in Poland as Kazimierz Pułaski. He was a Polish soldier. He is known for his contributions to the US military at the time by training its soldiers and cavalry. The day is celebrated mainly in areas that have large Polish populations. Chicago has one of the largest Polish populations in the United States. This is a separate holiday from the federal holiday, General Pulaski Memorial Day, which commemorates Pulaski's death at the Siege of Savannah on October 11, 1779.

After getting home from a few midday meetings, Mason greeted me at the door and said, "I'm bored, so let's go bowling."

"Sure, let's go." I replied; and away we went.





We go bowling two or three times per year - and Mason reminded me that this is only her second time bowling without the bumpers in the lanes instead of the evil gutters :D. We rolled a couple of games and even managed to get a few strikes and spares. Mason and I each got strikes when the head pin was *Pink* - this was pure bonus, because that meant that we won two free games, yippee!


Today, back to the ole grind. Mason has ISATs all week, she doesn't seem too concerned - and she shouldn't be, she'll do just fine =).

We had fun, maybe we'll do this more often.

~ Max