Holiday Cheer
December 5 was Repeal Day, and I celebrated by trying to repeal the cold I picked up while traveling last weekend. Today is apparently National Lager Day. My cold has mostly passed so I have no excuse not to celebrate with a dobbelbock or some such tasty pint. Except, it’s hard to get excited about fake holidays. While I’m not one to scorn a good excuse for a drink, I have to ask, who gets to declare this stuff?
Repeal Day has historical significance. But now we can apparently come up with a concept, slap it on a website, inject it into a social-media thread so it goes viral, and suddenly we’re all raising a glass to rubber duckies and baking soda. I understand the marketing ploys that curse us with such job-themed distractions as Boss’s Day or award Arthur Guinness his own rotating feast day in late September. Ultimately fun is fun, but without evidence to demonstrate some meaningful reason to drink lagers today, I’m inclined to drink whatever will please my palate the most tonight. Cheers!
December 10th, 2012 at 7:55 pm
As you say, there’s no need for a special day to indulge in quality beverages. Mind you, it’s nice to have a reminder every now and then when you’ve been distracted by something else. Sadly, I missed the most important day of the year earlier this week: Pretend You’re a Time-Traveller Day. (http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2007/12/pretend-to-be-a/)
December 21st, 2012 at 8:52 am
What a fun one to miss! But I wonder what’s the signature drink of a time traveller? I guess it depends on the era you’re visiting. Another fun reason to play!
December 22nd, 2012 at 9:23 am
Could work for a visitor from a distant, dystopian future: “I have come here to sample the beverage you ancients called … beer.”