BY MICHAEL GOODPASTER
The stupidest things get celebrated sometimes. St. Patrick’s Day isn’t a stupid thing at all, but let’s face it. The people who celebrate it are a bit lame. I’m not talking about the person who casually wears their green shirt on St. Patrick’s Day, had a customary meal, or takes advantage of the Shamrock shake availabilities. I’m talking about the “Pinch My I’m Irish” jerks. I’m talking about the people who get a little too excited about “green beer”. I’m talking about the people who actually buy the St. Patrick’s Day décor’ sold on the end aisles of Walgreens and CVS. I’m talking about the people who need hobbies other than waiting for the next excuse to get stupidly wasted.
Isn’t that what St. Patrick’s Day has become? Another footstone of drunken “fun”? Let’s put it in perspective… New Years to St. Patrick’s Day to Cinco De Mayo to Fourth of July to Labor Day to Halloween and back to New Years. Despite having perfectly great reasons to celebrate and honor, these are the “party holidays” and it’s a big cycle! I KNOW I’m missing some more holidays. That’s not even including birthdays, cook outs and other gatherings. There are a whole set of “family holidays” that range from Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving or whatever your respected equivalents are. There is plenty of drinking on these holidays too, but it’s a different kind. These cycles are pretty common in the calendar year. Kids even have what I call their “candy cycle” where it’s Valentine’s Day to Easter to Fourth of July(parades) to Halloween to Christmas and back to Valentine’s Day. I’m all for celebrating and indulging. I just don’t think we need to rely on some arbitrary date to have a reason to. Why not create your own milestones, traditions, and world? The way we’re programmed, we just accept this for what it is. It’s spread out juuuust right for everyone to have something to look forward to in the not too distant future. Rinse and repeat. Rinse and repeat.
Holidays or Holidaze?
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