G'day
- Wade
As I glance over at my Dads daily calendar, I notice that today is Australia Day. Oh hell. I didn't get anyone cards. I forgot to get my wife a gift. Our festive Australia lights are again unused, rolled up in a bag in our basement.
Crikey.
Why *is* there an Australia Day? Am I supposed to honor Australia in some special way today? Keep Australia holy in my heart? Wear my koala sweatshirt?
I'm fine with religious holidays, Thanksgiving, even Patriot Day. What I do have a problem with, though, is Sweetest Day.
Haven't heard of it? I hadn't either, until last fall. Sweetest Day is celebrated October 18th, and is described as "a holiday that celebrates love in general-- the love we feel for friends, family, and sometimes the world around us." Which I believe is Hallmark-speak for another day to obligate people to buy overpriced greeting cards.
Do we need an official holiday to celebrate love in general? Shouldn't the point of "love in general" be that you do loving things on days besides official holidays? And how do I go about sending a greeting card to the world around me, telling it how much general love I feel for it?
Perhaps I'm being too cynical. This whole homework thing is making me crabby. Or maybe the idea of buying another $3.99 paper card has me grumpy. I'd like to think of myself as a responsible romantic, purchasing the correct cards on the correct days throughout the year, and the idea of adding another day is pushing me over the edge.
Maybe I've been staring at Microsoft Outlook too much lately.
Please note: I would happily start observing Sweetest Day if the government would like to make it a Federal Holiday. Gooooooo BANKS!
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