Holiday

I love holidays and I am always looking for a new holiday to celebrate. Every Tuesday is kind of a holiday with 2 for Tuesday celebrations everywhere. Everyday at 10pm (if I'm driving) I celebrate with "Get the Led Out," but I was looking for something more concrete. I thought Billy Joe had given me a new holiday, but saddly he was just whining about how our morals or ethical reasoning are now "on holiday," (it's a British term for vacation). I thought I would need to change my religion, my ethnicity, or my gender, or get married or have a kid to find a new holiday. Turns out all I had to do is listen to the U.S. Surgeon General, who once again lags at least 100 years behind the Mormons. The Surgeon General has declared November "Family History Month," and the 4Th Thursday as "Family History Day." (I think I've heard about the importance of family history somewhere before.) Basically, the Surgeon General is asking all Americans to find out about their family health history so people can be more aware of what unhealthy conditions they may be especially susceptible to due to genetics and commonly held beliefs, traditions, and other health-related activities. So celebrate this month any way you desire. Just remember, it's apparently not a party without a little family history.