Dec 28 2008
Dog Days of December
Dog Days of December
When we hear the expression “Dog Days of August” we associate that with very hot, stifling afternoons when nothing and nobody bothers to move about.
Dogs sleep most of the day. People sit in air conditioned homes or shopping malls. I recall being in Phoenix, Arizona in August–just once–never went back. The temperature as 116 degrees.
So the week between Christmas and New Year is kind of the “Dog Days of December.” Nobody does much of anything. People are stuffed with food and sweets and are lethargic. Dogs are inside and sleeping most of the day. People sit in their warm homes or return to the heated shopping malls for after-Christmas sales. It’s cold and nothing is going on until New Year’s Eve.
If you have snow, there is a driveway or a sidewalk to shovel. Whoopie. If you are a sports fan, there are bowl games…meaningless for the most part…but an excuse to sit in front of the television with chips and beer. If you are a rancher you have animals to feed and water tanks to keep de-iced. If you are a teacher you are still trying to recover from the week before Christmas with all the “holiday programs.” If you are a student you know that your temporary freedom will last only another week. What to do with all the free time? Play video games, hang with friends, text messaging and downloading music. Whoopie.
The Dog Days of December.
