OH MY..where are the PR people when you need them???

The Grinch?
The Pope?
Your Crazy Uncle Swen?

Merry Holidays..or something like that

“And so this is Christmas…
And what have you done?
Another year older...
And a new one just begun.” ---John Lennon

I’m not the fan of Christmas I once was. I recall as a child really looking forward to it…the tree, the smells and so on. The presents didn’t hurt either. As an adult, I have tried to buy all the things I really wanted for the occasion, but never got. Somehow, it’s not quite the same.

The other day, 50 guys in Santa suits got drunk, rioted, and looted in Auckland, New Zealand. I guess they were objecting to the commercialization of Christmas; albeit, the looting certainly sends a mixed message. The whole message or meaning of the season seems to have been lost.

I think you kind of get that when Black Friday arrives (the big shopping day after Thanksgiving) and folks get trampled at Wal-Mart trying to score the cheap buy on laptops and plasma TVs.

I find even going to Lowe’s does not take away the sheer size of the event. Can you have a bigger section devoted to really, pricey crap to hang on your house and put in your front yard?

I hate that we have become so PC that even saying Christmas seems to be some sort of an issue. I believe the correct term is ‘Happy Holidays’ which seems not to offend anyone. I have opted out for “Hey, how’s it going?” or the ever-steady “Ya, you too.” One can never be too watered down, in my opinion.

The one thing I do find about this time of year is that this is a great time to reflect on the people in my life and wonder how they are doing.

Are they well, happy and content with it all? Are they facing challenges or issues that might actually require a friend or a loved one to simply be there to listen or so on? Some things are not easily resolved with a 42” Plasma TV.

The other day I was listening to XM radio when I stumbled across a Club Mix of “O Holy Night.” Yikes!! Sure it was fun to listen to and it really had a good beat, I would give it a 7. But, hey, enough is enough; this is the One song that still puts me in mind of the original reason for the season.

Call me an ‘elitist’; but, this is one song that should only be sung by a tenor. The song still tugs at something in my memory and still gives me a sense of warmth. Not so much when done with lasers and a good back beat.

I went home and listened to the Three Tenors version, sometimes it doesn’t take much.

And we wonder why wild animals attack?