Thoughts on the Day

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Coca-Cola was Invented (1886)
My favorite tidbit of Coke trivia is that it contained cocaine. Now there's a drink that would get you going in the morning. It also explains why the traveling medicines shows were both revered and hated. You know, a traveling medicine show would be a great device in a book. I will have to keep it in mind.

Festival of Smoke and Mirrors Day
Speaking of traveling medicine shows, "smoke and mirrors day" would go along with one of those. It's all done with smoke and mirrors. I love that description. I really also love the thought that so much can look real and still only be smoke and mirrors. I'm really kind of a deception person. Not that I want to deceive people or make them believe things that aren't true. But rather, I believe in being able to keep some things hidden, if only because one should have secrets.

Texas Loves The Children Day
As opposed to, say, Texas Hates the Children Day. I can't see that one getting publicity.

Vietnam Veteran’s Day
The one thing Vietnam taught us is how not to treat our vets. I'm not sure where I heard/read that or who said it, but truer words were never spoken. I find it interesting that we will have an entirely new generation of vets whose experience is so radically different from the generation before them. It's a hard thing, though, to afford someone respect who holds views and engages in activities that you consider misguided or even evil. It's much easier to believe ill of people.

Comments

[finabair.livejournal.com]

Somehow, I think I like the current Coke formulation better.

It's remotely possible that the "Festival of Smoke and Mirrors Day" is somehow related to the "Festival of Smoking Mirror", in which case it's, y'know, an Aztec thingy and wouldn't originally have been what I'd call a fun festival. But being an Aztec thingy their religious cycle would've been 260 days or something like that so it wouldn't come around on the same day every year. So whatever it's become, it's definitely ours NOW. ;-)

I like this version MUCH better, mind.

[finabair.livejournal.com]

On the other hand, if you look up "Festival of Smoke and Mirrors" you run across a little reaction from Douglas Adams to Windows 95. I was entertained.