A New New Year's Tradition?

  Wow! What a busy start to the new year!
  Church, then dinner, then a ride to Cabela's,
then a stop at Christmas Village, then an
evening stop at a 50's era diner. 
   This wonderful day, with family and friends,
 was just another part of our ongoing efforts
 to celebrate the holidays and to "keep
 Christmas" as long as we possibly can!
    But we were three quarters of the way
 through our day and driving along
 a very dark and rainy road somewhere
 between Berks and Schuylkill County when
 my wife suddenly remembered something
 about having pork and sauerkraut on the
 first of the year to guarantee "good luck."
    We're not really very big on
 superstitions like that. But we do like
 both the pork and the sauerkraut so, we
 figured, what's to lose by seeking them
 out.
    Since there weren't any restaurants along
 our route, or any other buildings either,we
 headed for the closest "civilization" which
 looked to be the Pottsville area.
    That's where we found the bright neon
lights of the aluminum like diner with black
and white checkered floor and songs by
Brenda Lee, Elvis, and the like coming
from speakers set up next to photos of
pink Cadillacs and such!
    In our minds, a good hot dog with
 sauerkraut would prove pretty tasty and
 cover our entry into the "good luck lottery!"
    But here, as Paul Harvey used to say,
 is the rest of the story.
    My buddy decided to make his own
 luck by ordering desert instead of a dog!
    I could understand that. His sundae
 looked delicious!  I guess I could even
 support the addition of a few potato chips
 he "liberated" from his wife. But he lost
 me completely when he added a pickle
 to the mix! I mean, pickles and ice cream
 have been linked with expecting moms for
 years and years.
     But I've never heard them tied to New
 Year's Day! Could they be a "New-New
 Year's Tradition?" And, if so, will they
 bring you luck?
     Perhaps you'd like to give that combo
 a try while the year is still so new?
     I'll have to check with my buddy
 today to see if he's still celebrating,
 or buying Bromo Seltzer!
     Hope your New Year is off to a great
 start and that all your NEWS is good!