This will go down in history as an important event. Not because so many governors actually agreed that we didn't need a day to declare our happiness, but because for once in my life I actually agreed with a politician. They smile a lot, they don't get upset when their favorite TV show is pre-empted for the Xtreme Badminton finals, and they generally flaunt their happiness every chance they get, since nothing makes them happier than knowing an unhappy person will become more unhappy seeing a happy person displaying their happiness. This, by the way, is the chief cause of most crimes against Moonies, mimes, and Richard Simmons. As a nation, we could use International Forgiveness Day to let England off the hook for taxing us without representation and forgive the Japanese for bombing Pearl Harbor.
People seem to like days that honor causes.
According to a flier I saw posted on a telephone pole just after it happened, August 1st was International Forgiveness Day. You'll forgive me if I missed it. I'm not sure if this is a real, honest to goodness, official day, but it was sponsored by the Worldwide Forgiveness Alliance and it sounds like they ought to know. It wasn't clear from the flier who or what would be forgiven, so I can only assume that everyone would be forgiven for everything. This is a good thing, since holding a grudge is bad for your blood pressure, slows digestion, and generally makes people think of you as a big fat poophead.