And Today Is....

It's September 11, we all know what that means... HAPPY NEW YEAR! Well, if you follow the Ethiopian calendar. Happy New Year Family! According to the Ethiopian calendar September 11 is the beginning of a new year! As everyone who knows me in person knows, I am black. Because I am black, it only follows that I am of African decent. Africa means Ethiopia (duh), thus I strictly adhere to the Ethiopian calendar. But as I celebrate the forthcoming year I remember that September 11 is no longer the 11th Day of September. It is 9/11. A sad day in the calendar indeed. So alas, I keep my celebratory party hats and Injera in the fridge and pay respects to those lost. I can celebrate New Years tomorrow. Culture, isn't it amazing how many cultures we have on planet Earth? I don't celebrate Ramadan, or Hanukkah, but it's not on my calendar nor is it relevant to me! So what the fuck do I care? Is that cultural ignorance? Just because Schmoicle Gold next door don't eat pork don't mean I can dive straight into some meaty cuisine. It is by this logic that I'm not making anyone party like it's 1999 in the "naughties" on this very day. I'm just rocking in the new year in my own home. In this case I respect the events of 9/11 and put aside cultural differences because I WANTED to pay my respects. Ok, now let assume an atomic bomb went off in Hobart on Christmas Day, God forbid. (Assuming people cared, and it caused a whole international ruckus) Naturally, this day will be a sad day for the whole world that year, and the next year, if not the next. What about after a decade? Should we celebrate Christmas over the Hobart A-Bomb incident (otherwise known as 12/25)? Does this change whether I am Christian or not? Or will the Hobart incident fade over time regardless? Merry Christmas Hobart How should (relative to society) I respond to an international event that occurs on a holiday? It's like having to take a shit in a kickass movie or spending your last few dollars of holiday money on a hooker. Moral of the story: If you're going to bomb Hobart, don't do it on a popular holiday. Just do it on Ethiopian New Years, nobody cares about us! But is that social ignorance? Just because I don't know all the cultures in the world in-depth, doesn't mean im arrogant about it. Unless, we will wage war on Christmas, Hannukkah, Tet etc. etc. So on my part I say Happy New Year and "'lest we forget". By the way there were Rastafarians celebrating New Years on September 11 2001, needless to say, there was alot of misconceptions.