Better than dancing the Polka???

A friend suggested to me today that, while it's exciting to think that January is National Polka Music Month as I mentioned yesterday, today is an even more appetizing day. She told me, and it was mentioned later on the news (so it must be true) that today is National Popcorn Day! What an excellent day. While I can't dance the Polka, I certainly can pop popcorn. Just last week I popped up a double batch of my famous (well family famous) salt and pepper popcorn to share with my grandkids. It's an easy recipe. I use a hot air popper, supposed to be healthier, then pour on a generous amount of butter - thereby negating the health benefits, ah well. Then I sprinkle it liberally with salt and pepper. Yumm.  Then I heard that Mayor Tom Henry has named today the University of Saint Francis National Championship Day in honor of their first ever national championship in football which they won this season. Since Saint Francis is the college where I got my Masters Degree I am always pleased to hear of their successes. So sit back, enjoy some popcorn and watch a football game and you will have covered all the bases for this excellent day. Oh yes, it would probably be good if you had some Polka music playing quietly in the background. Oh, and have a beer in honor of the German Polka heritage. This day just gets better and better.