‘Tis the season… Humbug
Once again, the holiday season is upon us. And by upon us, I mean suffocatingly draping its bloated self all over our bodies and squeezing out every last penny in our wallets.
I’ve never really been a holiday person, but if you’ve read my blog that should be no surprise. However, seemingly to add insult to injury, even the Christians aren’t “holiday people”. Does anyone even know what this holiday is about anymore? What is it that we are celebrating, trees strung with lights? Fat guys breaking-and-entering to bring childrens’ toys? Flying reindeer? Really?
Let’s talk for a moment about the “Christmas spirit“. This is the “good will towards others” that results in traffic jams, fist fights in department stores, overcrowding of churches by people who only show up once a year, and further credit card debt.
Sounds to me like another reason to pack the malls and force me to find, yet again, the perfect gift for everyone I know.
Obama got it all wrong, instead of a $700 billion payoff for corporate America, he should have just created a second Christmas in June.
You want to save the economy? Just guilt 300 million Americans into spending every cent they don’t have on shit they don’t need.
Here’s a thought. I’ll keep the $500 it costs me to buy gifts for everyone and their brother this year, and spend it on the shit that I want. You do the same, and we’ll call it even.
No snow-globes, no house lights, no inflatable lawn Santas (what the f#$% do these have to do with that Jesus fellow?), but let’s keep the cookies. I love me some cookies. Hell, let’s just make those all year ’round.
