More French Food

Today is National Bouillabaisse Day! I already feel like I've accomplished something today based solely on the fact that I spelled that right on my first try! Unfortunately for me, that doesn't count as a celebration according to my very flimsy 'rules' that I have for this blog. Since I happen to live within driving distance of a french restaurant or two, I found time to go and have a quick-ish dish of it. It's a soup with fish or shellfish prepared with several hens and spices that give it a uniquely French flavor. That can be good or bad depending on your opinion of the French. I thought it was pretty good, even though what I had wasn't exactly "authentic". It was as close as I could get! See if you can get closer. Unless you live in France. That's what we call an unfair advantage.

Thanks for reading!
~Kyle

Cold Music

Today is Ice Cream and Violins Day! Now, at first I thought this was two separate holidays, but as it would happen: It isn't. That made explaining the meaning of this holiday much harder. The celebration is still almost the same thanks to the 'and' between the two, but there is actually no solid explanation that I've found. Only theories. So... here is my theory.

Question: Ice cream is a cold treat, and is a summer favourite (as seen by all the ice cream holidays). So why would we celebrate it in December? A month notorious for it's lack of heat.

Answer: I do not know yet, so let's move on to violins.

Fact: Violins are known for being cued for either one of two things in musical scores made for the silver screen: sharks and sadness.

Other Fact: Ice cream has very little to do with sharks. However, dramatic characters that are sad turn to one of two foods to help ease their weepy pains: Chocolate or Ice Cream.

Less-than-Fact: Chocolate give a warming sensation that causes the eater to be just the slightest bit happier. While Ice cream does the same thing, it doesn't to it to the same extent, especially if it has no chocolate in it.

All of it Put Together: Violins can be said to be known for being a sad instrument, and Ice Cream can be a treat to eat while you are sad. So today must be a day to grab a pint (of ice cream, mind you), crank up the Tchaikovsky, and wallow! What're you waiting for? Get to it!

Thanks for reading!
~Kyle

What a Dingbat.

Today is National Ding-a-ling Day! Most of the people I know would instantly think that this would be a Chuck Berry related holiday. Thankfully, it is not. Instead today is a celebration of the OTHER meaning behind the phrase: a person whose head is not quite on. It's a day to celebrate the friend who is last to laugh. If you don't have a friend who laughs last, you either have creepily synchronized friendships, or you are that friend. So today might be a day to celebrate the fact that YOU are a ding-a-ling. Be your ding-a-lingiest today!

Thanks for reading!
~Kyle