Skater punks practice their kick-flips on a school-less Casimir Pulaski Day in Peoria.

Oh, you didn’t know? Unless you’re a lifelong Illinoisan, you could be forgiven for not knowing Illinois favorite Polak Pulaski.

Sufjan Stevens – Casimir Pulaski demo

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “Hymn of the Moravian Nuns of Bethlehem,” a poem on the consecration of Pulaski’s banner.

On a similar note, I missed Leap Day this year. No celebration, no acknowledgement. A double whammy of holiday unfortunateness!