Charlie points us to a British study that declared that the third Monday in January, today, is the gloomiest day, “Blue Monday” if you will.
Despite the fact that this year has already turned into a disaster, both in sports and in politics, there is a mitigating circumstance on this side of the pond that doesn’t exist on the other side – we’re more-likely to have a vacation (or as the Brits call it, holiday) long before August. Collegiate spring break is less than 2 months away, Easter is early this year, we have Memorial Day that, in addition to its intended role as a remembrance of those that sacrificed all so we are free, serves as the start to summer, and scholastic summer vacation begins within a couple weeks of Memorial Day.
Attached to the end of the article is what James Taranto would call a “What would we do without researchers?” moment. Those same researchers found Friday night was the best night of the week. Well, duh!
Revisions/extensions (11:41 am 1/21/2008) – Yet another reason to declare this Blue Monday; today is the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade (H/T – Conservative Belle)
