A Random Wednesday Conversation Starter

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Kelly Sedinger

If we ditch Columbus Day, what should be celebrated in its stead? (Assuming that we keep some kind of Federal holiday in October. )

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10 Responses to A Random Wednesday Conversation Starter

  1. SK Waller says:
    October 15, 2014 at 4:25 pm

    Seattle already has Indigenous People's Day. I like that. Hope it catches on.

  2. Lynn says:
    October 15, 2014 at 8:48 pm

    Pavarotti was born on October 12th. How about Pavarotti day?

    Yes, I'm just being a smartass. Indigenous People's Day sounds fine to me. Good idea.

    By the way, useful site…
    http://www.famousbirthdays.com/october12.html

  3. Roger Owen Green says:
    October 16, 2014 at 10:20 am

    Indigenous People's Day is fine with me, but cities with large Italian populations wll have a fit.

  4. Annehueser says:
    October 16, 2014 at 1:06 pm

    I'd rather not have a holiday in October as it makes it easier for my spouse to get time off.

  5. Quince says:
    October 16, 2014 at 3:52 pm

    Somewhere along the line we decided that military personnel where to be embraced with unconditional acceptance and a reverence previously reserved for the likes of Ghandi and St. Francis.

    The quiet reservation regarding soldiers that has been a hallmark of reasonable people throughout the history of mankind, has given way to a new era of soldier-thine-is-our- moral- compass.

    Elected officials are especially prone to gush at the mere mention of "former marine". "veteran owned" is a new business slogan. Who can resist the soldier showing up at the preschool to a reception of squealing children? Heck, even mortgage companies are hugging it out on tv with teary eyed soldiers closing a home via skype while dutifully serving our country in the heathen filled desert. And who could question the motives of a mortgage company?

    So I say we replace Columbus Day, if we must, with recruitment day. Make it a federal holiday but keep the schools open and mandate the presence of military recruitment officials at high schools across the country.

    Put on plays titled, "me and my full metal jacket" or "johnny was unemployed THEN he became a hero"

  6. Roger Owen Green says:
    October 18, 2014 at 11:52 pm

    Quince – I do think the reverence for the military was an overreaction to what happened to the Vietnam vets, which was NOT reverent, unlike the WWII vet.

  7. Andy says:
    October 19, 2014 at 1:16 pm

    There needs to be a "PRINCESS IN SPACE' day!!!!!!!

  8. Lynn says:
    October 19, 2014 at 3:32 pm

    How about something non-controversial like Fall Foliage Day – an extra day off just to look at the fall leaves.

  9. the author says:
    October 19, 2014 at 6:00 pm

    I vote for Jaquandor Day, on which we all let our hair down, wear coveralls, read wonderful books, listen to symphonies and dodge whipped topping pies.

  10. Kelly Sedinger says:
    October 19, 2014 at 6:55 pm

    Lynn: I'm with you all the way up to dodging pies. So help me, if there's ever a day in my honor and someone dodges a pie…! No no no! A pie comes at you, you wear that shit with pride! 🙂

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