Today, according to my west coast brother, is "National Sea Serpent Day." I was mildly excited by this as I watched the lazy St. Mary's ripple in the mist and fog this morning, but try as I might, I could not spy a Sea Serpent, national or otherwise. The Loch Ness Monster is the only national sea serpent I'm even aware of, and I never caught a glimpse of her. A few days ago there were dragon boat races on the river but that's really not the same thing. Since I couldn't build up any enthusiasm for sea serpents, I went searching in my own sources to see if I could find another special day to celebrate. To my amazement I discovered that today is also "Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day." I can't imagine how my brother missed this one, but I'm guessing that every one of you has purchased something at some time that seems over packaged. One of my particular pet peeves is bread that comes double wrapped in a cellophane bag under a plastic bag. I switched tea bag brands because I became annoyed with the many useless layers of paper and foil between me and the tea bags, which were then also individually wrapped. I have received small Amazon orders bundled in layers of paper inside a huge box. Admittedly the box came in handy for mailing Christmas gifts. Interestingly, my friend ordered a fabric hat, suitable for sun shade while hiking, recently and we both commented on how simple (even minimalist) the packaging was. The hat was folded flat in a clear plastic bag with an address label on it, and delivered that way, by, surprise, surprise, Amazon. Perhaps they are getting the idea. I wonder how they will wrap the sea serpent I'm going to order? The mighty St. Mary's really needs a sea serpent.
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