Opinion of Christmas

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[Mr. Smith]

FH

[Consciously Unconscious]

FH

[This account no longer in use.]

Neutral because atheist

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

Freedom (Normal)

[Rockefeller GOP]

FH

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Massive Freedom Holiday (Normal, sane).

[angus]

Opinion of Christmas

Very high.  Today alone, I spent almost 400 dollars.  Spent at least 4 hours at the mall--not counting the road time each way, which normally takes 12 minutes but today took at least 30, each way.  Got the Knex K-Force Land Crawler (motorized), the Psycho Jumper remote-controlled stunt car, the Protocol Dronium One drone with 2.0 MPixel camera, a dart board (with wooden case and six titanium darts), a pair of gloves, six pairs of sox, a foot pedicure kit, Girardeli dark chocolate variety pack (I think that this might be the only thing I bought today made in the United States, except the Indian food I had for lunch at the mall), a hex-bot Series 3 aquafish, a pair of size 8.5 Bladerunner Advantage Pro inline skates, a lap desk with cupholder, a pair of gold earrings with onyx settings, three bottles of wine, and a bottle of vodka.  (Okay, the wine and vodka would have been purchased anyway, every third day, regardless of whether it was the holiday season.)  Of course, closer to Christmas, I'll make an extra special purchase of alcohol, including bubbly and some wines that are very special.  

I'm not usually a fan of hanging out at the mall, but every year at this time I sort of enjoy it.  I get away from my family, my colleagues, and pretty much every one I know.  I didn't have to talk to anyone except the perky, 20-year-old women who work the counters at major retailers.  Best of all, I spend about as much money than the average resident of Burkina Faso earns in 4 months.  Guilt free.  After all, isn't that what Christmas is all about?

I like all holidays--God rest ye merry gentlemen--but I especially like Christmas.  We'll probably get a duck for christmas eve, and soak it in soy sauce, garlic, and vinegar overnight before baking it on the 24th and serving it with copious amounts of rice, vegetables, and alcohol.  Haven't decided on the christmas day victuals, yet, but it's certain to feature pig, rice, and copious amounts of alcohol.  This year, as an added bonus, it's not particularly cold.  It's the third week of December and I have yet to take the shovel out.  It's almost like Christmas in July.  Global warming and consumerism go hand in hand, don't they?  

My only lament is that the boy no longer plays along with the Santa Claus bit.  I mentioned him today and he just rolled his eyes.  He never really went for the whole concept gullible like I did (even in Kindergarten he questioned me thoroughly about the logistics of the exercise), but he played along.  Four or five years ago he'd at least patronize me, "Okay, dad, when you talk to Santa Claus tell him I want..."  Now he has no patience for that.  Ah, well.  Life evolves.

Voted FF.  (would have picked unaffiliated, but as it wasn't an option, I voted FF-D, but I'd be equally comfortable voting FF-R.  Count my vote as one-half each, if you want.)

If I don't see you before then, Merry Christmas!

[RINO Tom]

F(avorite)H(oliday)

[exopolitician]

Awful

[Enduro]

Amazing day, horrible season.

I love Christmas Day, seeing family and all that. Although, I'm extremely tired of all the Christmas songs and movies and the fact that every company feels the need to redecorate every product they have to make it "seasonal"

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

My only lament is that the boy no longer plays along with the Santa Claus bit.  I mentioned him today and he just rolled his eyes.  He never really went for the whole concept gullible like I did (even in Kindergarten he questioned me thoroughly about the logistics of the exercise), but he played along.  Four or five years ago he'd at least patronize me, "Okay, dad, when you talk to Santa Claus tell him I want..."  Now he has no patience for that.  Ah, well.  Life evolves.

Your son sounds like a smart kid, so he'll probably apathetically play up the Santa thing until he's like 13. Which means extra presents. I suppose you could reward him for being so crafty (in hindsight, I wish I did that instead of forcing my mom to tell me what I already knew when I was ten), or you could just tell him now and avoid the extra spending. Your call.

[Lincoln Republican]

Peace on earth, good will toward all.

[°Leprechaun]

Overall there is way too much superficiality and it is way over done. The whole idea of setting aside any day of the year for any holiday is superficial. The hype of all holidays is bad. There is no reason that one day is more important than any other. The hype of Christmas is much worse than all other holidays combined. Genuine good will is ok. If Christmas were contained in one day instead of spilling over all the way to black friday, it wouldn't be so bad. I hate winter so associating winter with Christmas ruins Christmas. Actually the majority of people in the world are not even Christians.

[Badger]

Peace on earth, good will toward all.

This.

Merry Christmas Atlas .

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Love everything about it!

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

It gave us several FOP movies. FH.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

FH. My favorite time of year.

The whole idea of setting aside any day of the year for any holiday is superficial. The hype of all holidays is bad. There is no reason that one day is more important than any other.

Not recognizing or respecting the concept of sacred time is one of the most banal and therefore worst forms of human evil. Not actually joking.

[This account no longer in use.]

I've never heard anyone say anything bad about Christmas unless they're too poor to afford gifts or grew up poor and their parents couldn't afford anything.  For the rest of us it's our holiday so Merry Christmas! Be sure to decorate somewhere in public so the left gets mad!

You are living proof that evolution is not always successful.

[Sorenroy]

Peace on earth, good will toward all.

This.

Merry Christmas Atlas .

[Frodo]

It is a holiday designed for children -and it's a lot more fun if you have kids of your own to celebrate it with....   

[DemPGH]

FF (D). Great time of year. Everything for the most part stops and you get to see people, catch up on old times, drink, eat good food, etc.

[angus]

It is a holiday designed for children -and it's a lot more fun if you have kids of your own to celebrate it with....   

wisdom.

If you had asked me about Christmas between about the ages of 17 and 37 I wouldn't much give a damn one way or the other.  In the early years, of course, it's great fun, then, at middle age it gets fun again.  In the interregnum, it holds little appeal.

I've played with so many toys today.  I get to play with cool toys every day.  Legos, K'nex, remote-control cars, remote-control flying devices, video games, I got on the razor scooter and tooled around the neighborhood while the boy tried out his new in-line skates.  Hell, I even played two games of Cricket with a brand new dartboard I installed in the basement earlier today.  I'd never have even bought any of that stuff when I was in my 20s.  For one thing, I probably couldn't afford it.  For another, I think you go through a period when playing with legos and darts and balls and bats just doesn't really appeal.  You either have to be a child or be close to a child to really appreciate it.

At least until I got nailed in the side with the business end of a dart.  Luckily the blood has stopped gushing.  I guess my son is still working on the aim.  After a few more drinks I'll be up for another round of cricket.  Fortunately, it wasn't the right side.  That's my throwing side.

[I Will Not Be Wrong]

FF, I hope you all had a great Christmas!

[Hillary pays minimum wage]

Merry Christmas everyone!