As Christmas Slips Away

Having your birthday the day after Christmas must be a little rough.  With all the fun and merriment exerted on the 25th people tend to be less eager to party the following day.  I also doubt your dear friends have very much gift giving left in them.  It would really suck to be born on December 26th, but it would be even worse to be a holiday the the day after Christmas.  

I have endless sympathy for Boxing Day.  This overlooked holiday whimpers around in the shadow of Christmas like a nerdy younger brother.  It truly is a shame because Boxing Day is both more meaningful and modest than it's older brother.  In olden times servants carried around little boxes designed for collecting money from their bosses.  Placing money in these boxes was known as boxing, which we now call tipping.  December 26th was a day for employers to hook up their employees with fat tips yo!  So for all you waiters, bartenders, baristas, strippers, and anyone else who relies on those few extra dollars to survive, rejoice because today is our day!