A Single Serve

Imprinting gets underway at an early age, so it’s little wonder that mothers and fathers are showered with love from their children on respective days in May and September.

There isn’t a single reason for not recognising mums and dads but what about solo men, and women?

Sime Says there’s a case for sanctioning Single’s Day, for single is one of the most influential words in the lexicon of life.

From starting out as a single cell, lining up in single file and sleeping in a single bed to licking a single scoop of ice-cream and drinking a single shot of single origin coffee for a singular orgasm, single stands out from the crowd.

Most of Europe runs under a single currency. RSVP and EHarmony depend on all who are single, and if you want further proof of purpose, ask Roger Federer and Serena Williams what value do they place on wearing a single’s crown?

Single uncles, aunts and godparents dish out gifts and offer sage advice to children. They fill their mouths with sugar and their hands with gadgets, before dumping them back on their parents’ doorstep. A single act of selfishness? Perhaps, but there’s no denying that singles have an impact, good and bad.

Rock stars can make millions by releasing singles while single supplements break the holiday bank.

A single seat is forgotten at the end of an aisle yet the gift of a single-budded rose speaks volumes.

Cricketers run singles and Indonesian firing squads kill with a single shot, yet the single lane Cahill Expressway in Sydney refuses to die.

Without doubt the word single enjoys solitary standing and deserve some recognition.

Single friends, rise up as one and lobby for your day.

Forget the current scrap over paid parental leave, for the inauguration of Single’s Day would mean single mums and single dads could double dip by celebrating Mother’s Day or Father’s Day and Single’s Day. 

Now that's something that’s sure to win bipartisan support in Canberra, eh Bill?

Am I alone in thinking this way?