With Christmas and New Year’s Day gone, the question becomes, “Do we wait until Valentine’s Day for another barbeque celebration?” So, I poked around a bit and found a few reasons to celebrate.

Our first holiday: January 18th Thesaurus Day.

You may wonder why a purveyor of barbeque ribs would give a hoot about Thesaurus Day?

A thesaurus opens and expands the barbeque lexicon. While toiling over smoking pits (and drinking large amounts of beer), we bandy about different terms such as barbecue, bar-b-q, bbq, and barbeque. Each term denotes a personal preference or a geographical region. In turn, this leads to discussions of which region serves the best barbeque or the most authentic. In reality, this is the life blood discussion of the barbeque world.

Next time you chomp down on pulled pork, smoked brisket, or Memphis style ribs, take a moment and thank Mr. Roget for documenting the many different ways we talk barbeque.