I have been trying to find out what day it is today. Oh I know that it is tuesday because my computer tells me so, but what "Day"is it? Every day seems to have been allocated a label other than its date. We have, of course, national holidays and days of religious celebrations that date back to when the lunacy began, but there are so many more now than there were a few years go. Mother's day stemmed from Mothering sunday was traditionally an event that allowed the servants one day off to visit their mothers. Then along came father's day, grandfather's day, grandmother's day and so on. Given enough time we'll have third cousin's day, unless of course the card manufacturer's have already planned that one.
On this day in 1925 the first TV images were transmitted by John Logie Baird, so maybe we could declare this National TV day and we could all celebrate by watching TV all day long. But wait, a large clump of the population does that anyhow and there is little to be gained financially by having everyone on their couches for longer than usual.
Declaring a day special does not make it so. National no smoking day, I would assert makes no difference. Those who smoke will continue so to do, and those that don't will not even give it a moment's thought.
Tomorrow is Halloween, or all Hallow's Eve. A religious celebration based upon the belief that on this night the souls of the dead return to visit. Like most of this mumbo jumbo, the date has shifted from time to time at the whim of Rome. Although this day originated in Europe, it travelled with the settlers to America, and like everything else that they lay hands on, it turned into a money making scheme and like all American absurdities, it travelled back over the pond and now we have yet another period when cheap plastic garbage from China fills the shops and children are encouraged to beg from door to door, fuelling the greed and consumerism that our system relies upon. For many people, tomorrow night will be a misery as hoards of people in ridiculous costumes roam the streets knocking on doors; and no, I am not talking about the police.
On this day in 1925 the first TV images were transmitted by John Logie Baird, so maybe we could declare this National TV day and we could all celebrate by watching TV all day long. But wait, a large clump of the population does that anyhow and there is little to be gained financially by having everyone on their couches for longer than usual.
Declaring a day special does not make it so. National no smoking day, I would assert makes no difference. Those who smoke will continue so to do, and those that don't will not even give it a moment's thought.
Tomorrow is Halloween, or all Hallow's Eve. A religious celebration based upon the belief that on this night the souls of the dead return to visit. Like most of this mumbo jumbo, the date has shifted from time to time at the whim of Rome. Although this day originated in Europe, it travelled with the settlers to America, and like everything else that they lay hands on, it turned into a money making scheme and like all American absurdities, it travelled back over the pond and now we have yet another period when cheap plastic garbage from China fills the shops and children are encouraged to beg from door to door, fuelling the greed and consumerism that our system relies upon. For many people, tomorrow night will be a misery as hoards of people in ridiculous costumes roam the streets knocking on doors; and no, I am not talking about the police.
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