Almost Had to Open Mouth & Insert Foot…Almost

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Matt Todd

Over the past week, I’ve wondered why the commercialism machine hasn’t capitalized on the presence of Presidents Day more effectively. I realize some retail stores had big sales this past weekend, but come on – this holiday is a gold mine of potential exploitation.

So, I started coming up with a list of things one could do in honor of Presidents Day. Things like:

Putting up a cherry tree and decorating it with busts of US Presidents.
Displaying mini replicas of the Liberty Bell and Mt. Rushmore in the Living Room.
Crashing a Presidents Day party where we wear our muddy boots inside and trash the host’s home in the process (Andrew Jackson, anyone?).
Playing Pin the Article on the Constitution. And if it goes into overtime, play Pin the Amendment on the Bill of Rights.

See? There’s a gold mine there!

I kind of got out of control in my Presidents Day planning and started to come up with Presidents Day carols. It’s been snowing outside since early Monday morning and it led me to almost post the title of a new Presidents Day carol…

I’m Dreaming of a White Presidents Day

Then I realized that would probably be taken out of context if I tried tweeting that or using it as my facebook status. And considering what I had to say upon the inauguration of our current President, such a statement could have been seen as contradictory, at best.

Yeah – I’m a moron.

So, I’ve decided to stop coming up with new ways to celebrate the un-capitalized-upon holiday before I inadvertently say something that could be misinterpreted as insensitive or ignorant or mean-spirited. I did, however, drink a glass of tea (sweet – is there any other kind?) in honor our our nation’s history and spent some time praying for our nation’s leadership.

Sorry, Hallmark. You’ll have to come up with your own ways to milk the holiday. But I promise, it’s a gold mine. Try it. You’ll like it.

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Howdy. I'm Matt. My wife, Christy, and I have four kids and two dogs, I'm passionate about orphan care. I'm a die-hard fan of the Evansville Aces, the Indiana Hoosiers, and Star Wars. I'm trying to live life by the Todd family motto: "It behooves us to live!"