The Fourth

I just wanted to make a little comment about the Fourth of July and probably about most US holidays in general. The simile that I think works is that we treat the Fourth of July like a dog would eat a steak. A dog, when given different types of food, still just eats it at the same pace and in the same manner that he would eat his plain everyday food. I think that humans are the same way with holidays. We don't really appreciate the Fourth of July any more than we appreciate a Saturday. It is just another day off and nothing more. We enjoy it, but we don't appreciate it for what it is. I could list off a whole bunch of reasons why the Fourth is more important than just free time to drink, but that would be a waste of time. You already missed the Fourth, so maybe I'll make a big deal about it in about 360 days.