I know I am not alone in my dismay over the increasing commercialization of Christmas. I do believe that my bitterness may be becoming more noticeable than others around me though, as I have now taken to referring to the huge retail push for sales that begins earlier each year as the pimping of Christmas. That's right. Retailers are [...]
Tag: holidays
Am I a Focker?
I am living a Meet the Parents moment this holiday weekend. If you are familiar with the movie starring Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro you know that Ben Stiller, who plays Greg Focker, spends a weekend meeting his girlfriend's parents. During the weekend, despite Focker's best intent, everything that can go wrong, goes wrong. I am [...]
The sounds of the holiday…
Well, it's that time of year and the familiar sounds of the holiday abound - the sounds of Salvation bell-ringers...of shoppers' shopping bags rustling...of cheery holiday greetings - they are all out there gearing us up mentally for the holiday. But my personal favorite holiday sound - the one that really alerts me to the [...]
Accelerating Christmas…
Let's talk about the art of acceleration as it applies to the holidays. I am sure you have noticed over the last decade or two that retailers push out the holiday merchandise earlier and earlier. Halloween merchandise starts to emerge in early September and is quickly followed by Thanksgiving supplies. The first sight of Christmas [...]
There is no rest for the weary or wicked or the wearily wicked or the wickedly weary…
Well, it has been busy a couple of days in my world. On Friday, we celebrated our family Christmas since my son Noah is only able to be here the week before Christmas. That was a day full of preparations, cooking, eating, opening presents, laughing, remembering and general fun. In addition to all the gifts [...]
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