Johnny Tubesteak's Periodically Updated Discourse

Since 1914, the second Sunday of May has been nationally recognized as Mother’s Day.  Over 70 countries besides the U.S. have annually celebrated mothers on this same second Sunday of May, and almost every country in the world has designated one day each calendar year to honor the women that reared us.

After 95 years of annual Mother’s Day celebrations, I think it’s safe to say that moms have been adequately repaid for everything they’ve done for us.  So let’s stop belaboring the “Moms, you’re great” point, and give someone else a chance to be recognized — someone that really deserves it.

Jeremy M. won the Tubesteak SUPER Challenge on Thursday, and I can think of no one more deserving of a holiday.  Thus, I am officially changing the second Sunday of every May from Mother’s Day to International Jeremy Appreciation Day.  If you know a Jeremy, throw him/her a party and maybe buy him/her a car this May 9.  We all know that he/she has earned it.  It’s also important because things can get pretty messy if you don’t give a Jeremy his/her due respect, as we all learned from Pearl Jam’s “Jeremy” video.

So forget your mom this May 9 — I’m sure that she already knows that you love her.  Instead, spend the day celebrating a Jeremy.  I know I will.