Wow.

Has another week gone by already? It seems like I just get done with a weekend and it is Monday again. I came up with a great idea and because you all are loyal readers, I thought I would send it by you to get some feedback.

I am thinking of adding an extra day in the week. I know people have tried this before to little or no results, but I think my idea is different enough from the others that it just might take off. To start with let me ask you a question. How many weeks are in a year? 52, right? And how many days are in a week? 7. How many days are in a year? 365. (stop me if my math gets off) What is 52 times 7 then? If you are playing along in your head and can't do times tables past 6 (like me) just think if 7 times 2 makes any number ending with 5. So the real answer is 364 days a year.

Looks like our math teachers lied to us just like our history teachers did and it
seems to me we have room for an extra day in the week. Don't you think?
I know that if you do the math, the little extra bit of time does not make a full sunup-to-sundown day, so here is my proposal. I propose we make a day-ette or a mini day that we can sandwich in between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. I propose we call the day "Billy" after Jimmy Carter's more famous brother and use those extra hours to soak up some culture and to avoid the "must see TV" night.

In honor of "Billy", I promise to you, the loyal Olsson's event attendee, that I will schedule good events for you to attend on "Billy". We will not squander the "Billy" by sitting at our desks! We will not waste our "Billies" in front of the television! We will use our "Billies" to enrich our lives, to broaden our minds and stretch our horizons. "Billy" will now become the foundation on which we build our weekends. "Billy" will be just like Friday night, only deeper, richer and fuller. Alexis mentioned last week going on a Literary Bender and I say we kick that bender off on the smartest Day-ette of the whole week. That day, my friends, is "Billy"!

Long Live Billy! Long Live Billy! Long Live Billy!

I can't make "Billy" happen alone. I am a very powerful and influential person, but inventing a new day is going to take some help. I am going to need you all to help me out and raise the awareness of Billy to your friends. Invite your friends and family out for Billy and show them how great Billy is. You know, if one person, just one person does it they may think he's kind of mental and they won't take him seriously. And three people do it, three, can you imagine, three people walking up strangers and wishing them a happy "Billy". They may think it's an organization. And can you, can you imagine fifty people a day,I said fifty people a day walking up to strangers and wishing them a happy "Billy"? Friends they may thinks it's a movement. And that is exactly what it is. A movement. Together we shall forge "Billy" out of the dregs of Thursday Evening!

I am so fired up right now I have to take a walk. I will touch base with you all next Billy.

Editor's note. Math is really not his strong point, but the days of the week do not add up correctly.

If you don't remember who Billy Carter was, look him on Google.

Thank you to Arlo Guthrie for the progression of people endorsing "Billy".