Free For All Posted December 27, 2003 Report Posted December 27, 2003 OK, let me first say I enjoy the spirituality and sentimentality of the holiday season. I enjoy seeing family and friends. I enjoy giving and receiving gifts. I like driving around looking at the Christmas lights (some people really live for putting up their lights, don't they?). That being said, please allow me to mention a few things that really bug me. - Phony manufactured TV sentmentality The "holiday" episodes of shows, especially sitcoms, that show the characters suddenly showing what "big hearts" they have. Local TV personalities on promos in red and green sweaters holding puppies,etc. and waving to the camera while some locally-produced holiday song plays. I really don't care if the cable company wants me to have a merry Christmas- lower your @#*$ rates, that'll get my attention. And please don't have all the local employees stand in a bunch and wave- it looks disturbingly like Jerry Springer's green room. - Holiday hypocrites These are people who attend holiday events meant to raise a positive spiritual "love your fellow man" vibe, and then get all bent out of shape if they have to wait a few minutes to get out of the parking lot afterwards. - Holiday music OK, I always enjoy digging out the jazz holiday music too, but by this point I've usually reached my saturation point, enough already! No more 'til next year please- it becomes like fingernails on a chalkboard after the 26th or so. Does every pop/country/opera/rap/smooth artist need to do a holiday recording or special? Apparently they do. I know when I think of quality holiday music I think of Alan Jackson. If I never have to attend another performance of the Nutcracker, I'll die a happy man. I love the Andy Griffith Show, but I can't stand his geriatric I-should-have-quit-while-I-was-ahead Christmas CD. And Clay Akins just plain creeps me out. - Christmas lights They come immaculately packed in those little plastic racks, each light in its own little protective area. Now when you put them away, do you painstakingly put each light back in its little space? My wife does. I do not- I have to "rassle" the lights out of their Escher-like knot each and every year. That's a start. I swear I'm really not a Scrooge, I just get tired of the usual holiday commercial BS. I also know having kids puts the holidays in a different light. Your thoughts? Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted December 27, 2003 Report Posted December 27, 2003 It was over too quick for me. We had my entire family over for Christmas gifts and dinner this year. I have six siblings, two brother in-laws, my little sister's fiance, as well as my wife's sister and father and my father and his girlfriend and her daughter. Oh yes and my youngest sister's boyfriend. It was FUN! My mission today: Go get some Christmas lights for next year SUPER CHEAP!!! Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted December 27, 2003 Report Posted December 27, 2003 I always eagerly anticipate the holidays and the time off, then find myself a bit bored and tired of everything. I guess I just can't take too much of anything. As for Xmas shopping...wait till I get my credit card statement. Quote
JSngry Posted December 27, 2003 Report Posted December 27, 2003 It's the most wondeful time of the year. Quote
ghost of miles Posted December 27, 2003 Report Posted December 27, 2003 As for Xmas shopping...wait till I get my credit card statement. I hear ya... I'm going to be digging out from more than just snow for the next three months. Quote
JSngry Posted December 27, 2003 Report Posted December 27, 2003 http://www.ihimlen.dk/flash_prutjulsang.htm Quote
7/4 Posted December 27, 2003 Report Posted December 27, 2003 http://www.ihimlen.dk/flash_prutjulsang.htm Now THAT's quality!!! Quote
jazzbo Posted December 27, 2003 Report Posted December 27, 2003 I can take or leave nearly the whole season except for the fellowship fo family and friends and. . . I really really dig the time off and need MORE~! Quote
jacman Posted December 27, 2003 Report Posted December 27, 2003 while it's fun getting/giving gifts, i'm way done with the materialism of the season. i was chatting about this with my 11 year old yesterday. i suggested that we make gifts for next year. she looked at me like i had 3 heads. so i asked her "name 2 gifts you recieved last year for Christmas"? she could only name one. then i asked, "what did you give your mom for Christmas last year"? she was stumped. so i said, "i'll bet you'd remember the gift if you made it with your own 2 hands"! so that will be the topic of our next weekly family meeting. Quote
7/4 Posted December 27, 2003 Report Posted December 27, 2003 I can take or leave nearly the whole season except for the fellowship fo family and friends and. . . I really really dig the time off and need MORE~! Same here...the last few hours at work before the holiday and Xmas eve with relatives were all I need. Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted December 27, 2003 Report Posted December 27, 2003 I can take or leave nearly the whole season except for the fellowship fo family and friends and. . . I really really dig the time off and need MORE~! Same here...the last few hours at work before the holiday and Xmas eve with relatives were all I need. I share some of these feelings as well. Oh what a grump!! Wait till I'm really old. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted December 27, 2003 Report Posted December 27, 2003 http://www.ihimlen.dk/flash_prutjulsang.htm That's some funny stuff... Quote
7/4 Posted December 27, 2003 Report Posted December 27, 2003 (edited) http://www.ihimlen.dk/flash_prutjulsang.htm That's some funny stuff... Great animation and timing. Edited December 27, 2003 by 7/4 Quote
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