Chaos, you say?

November 9 is, according to our friends at Time and Date, a holiday called Chaos Never Dies Day. "This made-up holiday encourages people to realize that chaos is part of life and that it will never die. So instead of getting hassled by it, just take a deep breath and let go of things that create chaos in your life on this day."

Well, I think we can all get behind that, especially at the moment. But it sounds like we should be more accepting of chaos today rather than try to let go of it. How can you let it go if it’s inevitable?

I tried to find the origin of this special day, but all I could find was this, from Holiday Insights: 

This day is well recognized on Internet calendar and Ecard sites. Online and offline, we found no documentation about the creation of this day. Most likely, the creator's life was so chaotic, that he failed to document it. We do suspect that this day was established shortly after the U.S. General Election, to remind us that chaos, in particular political chaos, never dies. It may abate for a short time, but rest assured, it will return!

All righty, then. 

The interesting thing is that it always falls on November 9. Shouldn't it just pop up on the calendar completely at random? We might celebrate it five times one year, none the next, and on two neighboring days the year after that. But that has the problem that, in order to celebrate it together, we would have to have someone announce when it has appeared, so that would indicate some kind of spontaneous order behind the holiday. 

Now we're getting into quantum stuff, and the hell with it. 

Maybe you, like my desk, attract chaos, and would like to celebrate it. How can you do that?

Holiday Insights suggests, "It's a day to recognize the chaos in your life. You can best celebrate this day, by recognizing that chaos never dies. Rather, its a way of life. You can partake in this special day, by putting just a little order back into your life. You can start, by picking one thing that is really disrupting your life, and change it...for the good."

It seems that putting something in order is the antithesis of the holiday. Time and Date has these ideas:

Take the day for yourself and do things that de-stress you. Pack your lunch and go for a picnic in the park with your loved ones. Watch a feel-good movie or read a book. Take a nap in the middle of the day and remember chaos never dies, so it can wait to hassle you for one more day.

I'm still not feeling the Chaos here. 

"You need to esk an exshpert, Schmart!"

The When Is Holiday page has a lot to say about chaos, but still no good ways to celebrate it. Like the others, they suggest using the day to enjoy order and taking some Me time. 

Personally, I think a better way is to run around naked from the waist down with turkey legs strapped to your head singing random notes from Swiss yodels while you challenge strangers to an upside-down skateboard race. But the police often frown on this kind of thing, spoilsports that they are. 

And as Holiday Insights also says, "It is pretty ironic that the colors red, white and blue stand for freedom until they are flashing behind you."

I can’t top that. Enjoy your chaos today.