Saturday, December 25, 2004
Christmas Weekend.
I'm not a religious person (actually, my moniker is "heathen conservative"), so I'm not going to talk about the religious aspects of Christmas. You know them. If somehow you don't, then go read the Bible and find out.
All I'm going to say is relax and enjoy yourself during the weekend. Whether you believe in the Christmas story or not, the foundation of this holiday is to spend it with loved ones and showing them how much you appreciate them.
I think that's what most people have forgotten. We have been so busy worrying about who's going to be offended by some decorations or who won't say "Merry Christmas" that we miss out on what makes this time of year so special.
I'm home at my mom's right now. In the morning, I gotta deep fry a turkey, then go to my stepfather's family's house, then take a trip over to my uncle's house and watch a bit of the NBA showdown between Indiana/Detroit, play basketball around 3, go back to my uncle's house after taking a shower and watching some NFL games.
I could care less about presents, or Christmas decorations (although country folk pull out the stops when decorating their yards), or all that other stuff. This is the time to be around family and friends. Make the most of it.
So whatever you want to call this time...Christmas, Hannukah (sp), Kwanzaa, or whatever, how about giving up all that sanctimonius bs for a couple of days and have some fun. Leave the self-righteousness outside with the snowmen. I know I will.
Posted at 02:01 am by Expertise
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