what's practically as traditional as Christmas decorations themselves is griping about people who put theirs up "too early."
"too early," in most people's definition is before thanksgiving. if you string your lights before you carve the bird, most of us would like to shoot/eat you and not the bird.
how.ever............why? why the hell should it matter to me when you put up your own damned Christmas tree? if i don't want the federal government telling me what kind of insurance i have to get, why in tarnation do i think you want me telling you when it's ok to put santa on the roof?
besides, why isn't it actually better to put your wreath on your door before all your crummy relatives barge through it to wolf down the thanksgiving dinner you've spent all day making? (and besides, all they did was stop by kroger and bring you a lousy package of cookies!)
why isn't it better to celebrate longer?
why should when you celebrate have one iota to do with when i celebrate?
well, one thing's for sure.......this year, i pledge to be tolerant of those who put up their happy Christmas decorations whenever they damned well please.
and i pledge to stop being scrooge. and enjoy them.
after all.......if the worst this world can do is herald the coming of the Savior of our rotten, sinful souls for two months instead of just one, then, well.....
where's my hammer?
