the watch of time

Another CANADA DAY is on the horizon, this coming Monday.

What can Canadians do to celebrate, this first day of the second half of the calendar year?

• Consume red and white beverages all day
• Bar-b-que everything with maple syrup
• Find an American history book, and write in a ‘u’ to the spelling of words like honor and color
• Play mini-putt golf with fresh strawberry balls
• Watch at least two hours of authentic Canadian TV programming
• Take a trip across the country via Google Earth
• Wrap a Canadian flag around your mailbox, since there’s no delivery this day anyway
• Spend some time during the day in each of the Canadian time zones
• Convince young children there’s more daylight because fireworks need extra time to burst in red and white
• Invite friends over to debate which revised version of the national anthem should be sung

Be sure, of course, that any activity engaged in happens politely.