Christmas Mystic
Has Christmas lost some of its mystic to the tech age and hussle bussle of the modern life? Now stores are open even as I write, and will be open late for those shoppers who just can not seem to find the time to shop before the last minute.
As a kid I remember that on Christmas eve most stores would be closeing early, resturants would be too. Allowing employees to get home and be with thier families. Of coarse there would always be the dinner that would be open and the waitress to meet you with a smile and refill your coffee without asking.
It was a big deal the day after Thanksgiving as this marked the day civil servants got out and started decorating the town. Main street would get the hollyu and wreaths hoisted up the light poles. Certain trees would get the lights wrapped around them. Now this all happens at the start of November. WAY TO SOON IN MY BOOK.
Remeber the start of Christmas vacation? Now its winter break or some other silly political correct name.
I wonder if they will ban hot cocoa on a winters day because to many people enjoy it. They have already banned most sleding and tubbing. But then again there are a lot of idiots who push the envelope on this as well. I remember as a kid the local sledding area. Boy what god times, till some idiots decided that a jump had to be installed alll the way across the hill. Thats when the accidents started to happen.
Extreme athletes my butt. (another topic for another time).
I wonder how many families are truely going to be together for the holidays this year. Not on some ski trip , or to the islands. But truely together. All in the same house , sharing the two bathrooms among 17 people and then more show up in time for the dinner tomorrow afternoon. Where the t.v. trays are dug out from the garage and used in the family room in front of the television because there is no more room in the dinning room for anyone. This type of togetherness.
Where you keep cousin Phil away from Uncle Jake because they have seperate political views on the NFL.
Then the mass misdirection of all the grandkids and children to have then not lookking as you sneak all the presents Santa left in the garage under the old boating tarp.
I could go on and on but won't.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
As a kid I remember that on Christmas eve most stores would be closeing early, resturants would be too. Allowing employees to get home and be with thier families. Of coarse there would always be the dinner that would be open and the waitress to meet you with a smile and refill your coffee without asking.
It was a big deal the day after Thanksgiving as this marked the day civil servants got out and started decorating the town. Main street would get the hollyu and wreaths hoisted up the light poles. Certain trees would get the lights wrapped around them. Now this all happens at the start of November. WAY TO SOON IN MY BOOK.
Remeber the start of Christmas vacation? Now its winter break or some other silly political correct name.
I wonder if they will ban hot cocoa on a winters day because to many people enjoy it. They have already banned most sleding and tubbing. But then again there are a lot of idiots who push the envelope on this as well. I remember as a kid the local sledding area. Boy what god times, till some idiots decided that a jump had to be installed alll the way across the hill. Thats when the accidents started to happen.
Extreme athletes my butt. (another topic for another time).
I wonder how many families are truely going to be together for the holidays this year. Not on some ski trip , or to the islands. But truely together. All in the same house , sharing the two bathrooms among 17 people and then more show up in time for the dinner tomorrow afternoon. Where the t.v. trays are dug out from the garage and used in the family room in front of the television because there is no more room in the dinning room for anyone. This type of togetherness.
Where you keep cousin Phil away from Uncle Jake because they have seperate political views on the NFL.
Then the mass misdirection of all the grandkids and children to have then not lookking as you sneak all the presents Santa left in the garage under the old boating tarp.
I could go on and on but won't.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
