Re: Ho Ho Ho

Christmas is a strange holiday for me. I don't believe in the Jesus part and I especially don't like the consumer consumption. On the other hand, any excuse to get folks together for enjoying each others company in the company of delicious food is fine by me.

For the first time since moving out to the big city, Lane stayed home for the holidays. On Christmas Eve we had Mary, Eugene, and Goldman over for a little of the old stuffing faces and gift exchanging. I love those kids. Good times were had and many photos were taken.

This go round, I decided to try the no presents thing... I have enough issues with the stuff I've collected over the years. A new pile all in the course of a single day is not for me. I sent various emails and made some calls of the "I don't want anything... But if you must one of these charities would be nice" variety. The reactions were all over the joint. Some had questions, some took it personally, some thought it was cool, and some managed to miss the message entirely. As a result, it wasn't a completely dry Christmas, but it was pretty close. Now that it's all said and done, it's really nice. Sure it's great to get gifts from people when they really want to give you something, yet those sorts of expressions don't need to ride in on items.

My first New Years resolution is to do it again next year.