Showin' August some love
Why is there no holiday in August? While sitting in the Wynkoop Brewery waiting for the St. Patrick's Day Parade to begin, Dawn and I pondered this horrific oversight, and decided that August must feel like the red-headed step child of the calendar. Think about it:
Poor left out August. All the other months have gifts, cards, costumes, apple pie, fireworks, but poor forgotten August gets nada, not even Arbor Day. Zilch. Much discussion went into how we could make August feel better, and we've decided to create our own holiday. It'll be the Non-Holiday Holiday. No gifts, no cards, no costumes, no fireworks (apple pie optional); just bring beer. The date is set, so mark your calendar for the second Saturday in August for the inaugural Show August Some Love Day; be a part of history!!
January/New Year's
February/Valentine's Day
March/St. Patrick's Day
April/Easter
May/Mother's Day, Memorial Day
June/Father's Day
July/Independence Day
September/Labor Day
October/Halloween
November/Thanksgiving
December/Christmas
Poor left out August. All the other months have gifts, cards, costumes, apple pie, fireworks, but poor forgotten August gets nada, not even Arbor Day. Zilch. Much discussion went into how we could make August feel better, and we've decided to create our own holiday. It'll be the Non-Holiday Holiday. No gifts, no cards, no costumes, no fireworks (apple pie optional); just bring beer. The date is set, so mark your calendar for the second Saturday in August for the inaugural Show August Some Love Day; be a part of history!!
posted by kcterrilynn at 7:50 AM
10 Comments:
hey, that is so damn true! i never thought about it before. no fair. lol. i so need another day off from work. there aren't nearly enough in the year.
how'bout blogger appreciation day?
I'm there.
I've never thought of that but its true! I can only assume that whoever planned holidays musta thunk that we'd all be on vacation that month.
Kate: we thought of making it a day off kinda thing, but thought the floating holiday would be better. Perhaps it'll catch on huge and it'll turn into a 3-day weekend a la Memorial/Labor Days.
Jason: excellent, what kind of beer do you want?
Sweetheart: Glad to see you're back among the living. Feeling better?
A beer holiday? I like that idea.
Not only are there no holidays in August, but that is when school starts. As a parent it rocks, but as a kid is totally sucked!! Not to mention 100 degree days with 200% humidity in the mid-west. Yep, nothing good about the month of August. I think you may be on to something baby sis!!!
Hey lady! Yes ma'am - I'm feeling much better!!! Thanks for asking!
What kind of beer? I'm easy as long as it's not too weak.
I think it means we're supposed to vacation all month long. Like in France--I think the French go on holiday every August.
Tim: Beer anything is a good idea if you ask me!
Kel: You're just mean!
Jason: Boddington's is a favorite. Will that work?
Hedy: An entire month off? That would rock! We all know that in the midwest, the month of August is akin to hell anyway.
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