National Favorite Color Day.

I was in the grocery store and a stranger came up to my friends and I. He knew one of my friends but I have never seen him before. He asked all of us our favorite colors, then he reached into a shopping bag and pulled out a colored straw to match our favored colors, then as he passed them to us he said 'Happy National Favorite Color Day.'

It being Valentines day, we questioned him. As it turns out the man was starting his own holiday. He is a fan of the idea behind holidays, and when friends had exclaimed their hatred for valentines day, being a day that 'forces' people to be romantic, or leaving out the people that are fine being single, he went out trying to make his own.

'Everyone has a favorite color, or many favorite colors... so, National Favorite Color Day is more inclusive then Valentines Day.' I thought that he had a valid point, Valentines Day has a tendency to make those that are not in a relationship upset. This way people that did or did not like Valentines Day would have an alternative choice.

As for the gift giving portion of it all, I thought the straw was a pretty fun idea. It costs only a few cents and as he said 'Its more the symbol of the gift, being from one friend to another, then the cost of it.'

'If you don't know someones favorite color just ask!'

So in my book February 14^th is also National Favorite Color Day.

Happy New Year!

-NFC