Homo sarcasmus - a new species of blog from Heath L. Buckmaster

Posts under ‘Holidays’

Have some class on Independence Day

The whole purpose of Independence Day is to celebrate that long, long ago we decided that being Brits wasn’t our thing any more.
Whether I agree with that decision or not is mostly irrelevant since we can’t change it now - but the point is that the country said, “to heck with rules and regulations made [...]

Memories of Memorial Day

Memorial Day (an encore presentation)

For me, Memorial Day is the ultimate in life celebrations. I can picture it now. What it might look like, who might attend, what I would be wearing, how fabulous my hair would look, people being overheard saying “Love your hair, hope you win!”.
For me, it’s never too soon to [...]

The True Meaning of Easter

By popular demand, I present my Easter celebratory monologue.
In the spirit of multiculturalism and diversity that has spread through our wonderful country like wildfire recently, I have chosen to dedicate this special blog to the Christian holiday, Easter*.
What is Easter? Where did it come from? Is it a religious holiday or a celebration of [...]

Shamrocks and Hawaiian Shirts

I was so tempted to wear orange today just to spite one of my coworkers who threatened me with violent and pervasive pinching if I did not wear green.
But then I woke up this morning and there was the green shirt mocking me from the closet - the one that I had set out last [...]