Whether (major pun) it’s an actual rainy day, or being used as a metaphor, most people view a rainy day as a negative occurrence. There are sayings like “when it rains it pours” and songs like “Somewhere over the Rainbow” that depicts hope for tomorrow following a storm and producing a rainbow and better days are ahead and whatever, you get what I’m saying.

Where I come from, rainy days are often associated with June Gloom (Southern CA reference that I’d imagine quite a few of you haven’t had to deal with; shitty overcast days at the beach when trying to catch waves, rays, babes, or better yet, spear fish when there is absolutely no sun)…like I was saying though, rainy days are associated with June Gloom, dull moments, lack luster feelings, and downright non-motivating agendas, unless binge watching the latest and greatest on Netflix, which happens to the best of us.

But what if we are thinking of rain and rainy days all wrong. Recently I had a different idea and viewpoint on “rainy days.” What if our rainy days were actually slush funds, slush funds of happiness, slush funds of sunny days & hammock time, slush funds of actual slush, money?

Did I lose ya’? Hear me out and pretend to keep reading. At least there’s some good stuff about NFL Football at the bottom…

Think about it, life is all about cycles. Ups and downs, highs and lows, whatever you want to call it, we go through phases.

In order to truly enjoy a rib eye steak (my absolute favorite BTW and it must be medium rare or else it’s just a waste) we must have had to experience some shit fast food hamburger – a great reference would be a Whataburger. Go eat one of those and tell me how you feel after…The point I’m getting at is we have to experience a low to really appreciate a high.

Clear as mud?  Thought so!

So with all that, knowing that a rainy day is actually prepping us for sunny day, or as I like to say, a hammock day, we can now change our perspective and enjoy the rain. Let’s wrap it up with the cliché saying of “No Bad Days” or in my terms, “Nothing but Hammock Days!” Mind blown?

I apologize if you like rainy days all together because I most likely just wasted you time. If that is the case, keep reading because it just gets better from here…

In conclusion, Luke Bryan says “Rain is a Good Thing” and he don’t seem to be wrong all that often. I mean have you been to one of the guys’ concerts and have you seen the talent there, and I’m 100% talking about the females that are at least old enough to legally drink alcoholic beverages. Get the rest of the garbage nonsense out ya’ head right now and focus on the main point, rainy days aren’t bad, rain ain’t bad, life’s not terrible, stop being negative, and go chase your hammock, where ever that is and where ever that may take you.

Almost The End.

If you haven’t heard of Iration or haven’t checked out their new acoustic album Double Up, do yourself a favor and go listen. There are very few things that music can’t help with. Enjoy!

 

Disclaimer & Anomaly Reference: Rainy days are GREAT on Football Sundays in the Fall & Winter. When RedZone starts on Sunday mornings, or early afternoon depending on the time zone you’re in, and Chris Hansen boasts, “GET READY FOR 7 HOURS OF COMMERCIAL FREE FOOTBALL!” it doesn’t matter what the weather is like outside because my ass isn’t moving from the couch. Now there are the exceptions of when I frequent a bar or pub to watch The Charger Game or or some other big match up, and of course, I’d prefer it wasn’t pissing rain in the situation I am outside, unless planned or I happen to be wearing a wet suit, which is highly unlikely.

Disclaimer: I never commit to the BEST or #1 anything, because I can’t recall all the experiences I’ve had in a single instant. If you can, power to you, or you’re a typical American over exaggerating, something foreigners love to tell us we’re good at.