tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11733145.post8823872272524507467..comments2011-12-22T15:50:56.000-08:00Kid Dorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12061221110006137683noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11733145.post-1127552169050319322011-12-21T19:27:40.415-08:002011-12-21T19:27:40.415-08:00I like the Christmas list, it saves time thinking about shit I don&#39;t want to spend time buying. Ditto to everything else though. Hey, turns out kids love the pagan rituals and ideas about bringing light and life into the house. The presents are like plants growing under the tree (more life). I think it&#39;s catching on.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649927883619602328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11733145.post-6965659924085282652011-12-17T16:51:53.548-08:002011-12-17T16:51:53.548-08:00It&#39;s okay to be a grumpy old guy at Christmas - it&#39;s what I do best this time of year. Even as a kid, the best thing about Christmas was just hanging around with people for no other reason that you wanted to hang around with them. But I always wondered why that couldn&#39;t be a year-round thing - having friends and family come to the house, sharing a meal, just enjoying the moment.<br /> <br />I still feel that way, although anymore it seems like no one has the time or inclination for stopping time and being in each other&#39;s company while the cold winds blow outside. Buying crap - for yourself and others - is the point of it all these days, and I truly hate it. It feels like we&#39;re all supposed to be out there scavenging - wide-eyed and frantic - just accumulating shit we don&#39;t need. But god help you if you present a &#39;Christmas list&#39; to help me scavenge more effectively.<br /> <br />I don&#39;t exactly know where I&#39;m going with all this, other than to say I that my only Christmas wish is to eat, drink, and be merry with the people that matter to me - gifts not included and no assembly required.Crazylegshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14467360884649854810noreply@blogger.com