Today is national town criers day.  Now that’s an occupation you don’t hear much about these days.  In olden times a town crier was the only source of information to the community.  Things have changed radically with the invention of the printing press.  Think of those poor unemployed town criers.  Talk about disgruntled workers.  These guys were wiped out in just a blink of an eye.  I wonder if they had unemployment benefits or pension plans.  Maybe they just went to the Town Criers Old Folks Home and are currently playing shuffleboard.

Today is also National Gruntled Workers Day.  The town crier may have been eliminated, as many other careers have been taken over by electronics, and this of course created a lot of disgruntled workers.  So someone thought it might be a great idea to celebrate the gruntled workers.  I’m not sure what gruntled is, but it must be the opposite of disgruntled.  These would undoubtedly be those who love their jobs, are devoted to their careers and don’t complain about anything.  I’m assuming these folks are none other than the Geeks out there, since they seem to be the only ones with gainful employment.  I suppose that’s why today is also National Embrace Your Geekness Day.

Everything these days is run by computer technology.  Some of us are the underlings who spend hours on our PCs but aren’t really well versed in all the terminology or use them to their maximum potential.  We are called nerds.  To be considered a Geek, you must base your entire life around technology.  Not only do you know the lingo, you have a job that excites you and is a necessary evil.  Just think – someday National Embrace Your Geekness day will be obsolete!

If none of the above applies to you, go to McDonald’s and order ten super size French fries, because today is also National French Fries day.  Of course you’ll have to sneak by Michelle Obama and her food police.

So Happy National Town Criers, Gruntled Workers, Embrace Your Geekness and French Fries Day.  Isn’t it great to live in America?