Happy Sin Day!

A good friend of mine and I had an interesting discussion that came to the conclusion many if not all our holidays celebrate each of the 7 Deadly Sins. Somewhat ironic but perhaps not too much considering that the holidays often stem from Pagan origins.

Keep in mind these are all American holidays. I don’t have much time to research other countries but if you’re reading this from another one…feel free to drop comments.

Let’s take a look at the 7 Deadly Sins and which holiday best exemplifies them shall we?

1. Sin: Gluttony – Holiday: Thanksgiving of course! What is the best way to celebrate the British exiles wanting freedom coming together with the Wampanoag Indian native American tribes? Stuff your face full of food! Great holiday for the true spirit of gluttony…eat as much as you can of a myriad of foods and the end of the day unbuckle your belt to make room for more. This ties in with my turducken post as well. This is the best holiday to eat Poultry Voltron.

2. Sin: Greed - Holiday: Christmas. Yes the birth of Jesus has a sin affiliated holiday. People will tell you it’s about the spirit of giving. C’mon…it’s about the true spirit of greed; how much, how many, what did you get, how much did that cost, etc. No matter what religion you are, Christmas is an awesome way to augment your greed. Gimmie!

3. Sin: Sloth – Holiday: Labor Day. I just love the irony of NOT working on “Labor” Day. In honor of hard work basically you have a day off, things are closed and you watch football. That’s hard work!

4. Sin: Lust – Holiday: Valentine’s Day. This just passed…the holiday for lovers. And really it’s the holiday for lovers gettin’ it on. Roses, chocolates, hearts and flowers are the quickest way into your lovers pants.

5. Sin: Pride – Holiday: Independence Day. Our founding fathers seceded from the UK to form this great land of ours. To commemorate this, we decide to simulate the war efforts with fireworks, an anthem with rockets and bombs mentioned in it, and extreme vainglory. And BBBQ’s (the extra B is for BYOBB). In your face England!!!

6. Sin: Wrath – Holiday: Veteran’s Day. My grandfather is a WWII vet; which is probably the last major war where we actually fought for a good cause. But I digress, this isn’t about whether or not war is right or wrong, it’s about paying homage to the people that fought them. Honestly we should. But yes we are celebrating the Wrath; the soldiers who fought and slaughtered countless numbers of enemy soldiers (and civilians) for messin’ with our country. We salute you!

7. Sin: Envy – Holiday: Valentine’s Day again. This holiday made it twice because another angle one could take on this is to rub it in the faces of your cohorts who do not have a Valentine and perhaps aren’t getting any that night. Showboat your flowers, teddy bears, candy hearts and box of chocolates. You are lusted after…why not make others envious?

Happy Sin Day!

Superb Owl Sunday

Isn't this a Superb Owl?

I just thought it was interesting and somewhat funny that when you take emphasis or space out a word or group of words differently you can totally have a different meaning.

Taken from Benny Hill,
Actress: "What's that in the road, a HEAD?"....
Benny: "No, no love..."what's that in the road ahead?"

Gotta pay attention to voice inflections, spaces and tone because that can change the entire meaning of a sentence and/or phrase.

That's all I got today...I'm wiped out. Been a long week, and I'm looking forward to relaxing and watching the Superb Owl.