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Re: Under the circumstances.......
I think that's a great idea.

posted by mousehop on November 11, 2008 at 9:36 AM | link to this | reply

Re: Merry Christmas
Okay, then, Happy Christmas.  I hear that's more universal.  I have little use for the Politically Correct as a concept.  Either you care about how people react, or you don't.  I don't believe in choosing words carefully just because someone tells me what I can't say.

posted by mousehop on November 11, 2008 at 7:29 AM | link to this | reply

Re: Mousehop
Thank you.  And I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving, though I know that is just and American holiday.  Still a good tradition.

posted by mousehop on November 11, 2008 at 7:24 AM | link to this | reply

Re: BTW, if you haven't done so yet, I would recommend joining
Thanks for the suggestion.  I'll look into that.

posted by mousehop on November 11, 2008 at 7:23 AM | link to this | reply

Re: You are very articulate and enjoyable to read.
Thanks.  I enjoy your posts, too.  And spreading cheer in every form is a great idea.  Time for the bright green sweater.

posted by mousehop on November 11, 2008 at 7:22 AM | link to this | reply

Christmas comes sooner every year...eeek

posted by hazel_st_cricket on November 11, 2008 at 7:11 AM | link to this | reply

Re: I've been doing my best not to think of the holiday season.
Pat...then why do it? Call the Salvation Army and offer a helping hand...you will be amazed at the chage that will come over you!

posted by Corbin_Dallas on November 11, 2008 at 5:56 AM | link to this | reply

Under the circumstances.......
the economic prospects, and all..........perhaps we can turn away from the materialistic side of the season to the loving caring side of the season......give a gift of kindness...I have already signed up for the Angel Tree program,  will be working at their distribution center, they're going to need the help, the requests are gonna be higher this year.......

Perhaps this year we have an opportunity to look inward and grab a hold of a bit of that humanity that we have suppressed with our x-boxes, I-phones, ad keeping up with whom-evers phase......We might actually enjoy it!

posted by Corbin_Dallas on November 11, 2008 at 5:55 AM | link to this | reply

I've been doing my best not to think of the holiday season.
It's always depressed the hell out of me. This year, the economy being what it is, there'll be more stress than ever.  And buying gifts, doing the parties, all this seems hypocritical to me, since I just don't believe the fantasy.

posted by Pat_B on November 11, 2008 at 5:48 AM | link to this | reply

Merry Christmas?! How un-politically-correct of you!

posted by mordent on November 10, 2008 at 8:18 PM | link to this | reply

Mousehop
I share many of your sentiments about Christmas.  Here, in Japan, Christmas is a hundred percent affectation, which is irritating.  No one in my family here is Christian, except me, although it is totally a personal thing as I also consider myself Buddhist.  My teenage kids are no longer interested so much in Christmas anyway, so although we will do the christmas 'thing' it feels pretty pointlless.  Maybe I will look at it as an economy booster too!  Things are bad all over!  Have a very Happy Christmas Nevertheless!  I still want to spread 'genuine' christmas cheer as much as possible!!

posted by KaBooM62 on November 10, 2008 at 6:25 PM | link to this | reply

BTW, if you haven't done so yet, I would recommend joining

Associated Content and taking all your posts from Blogit that are not date sensitive and publishing them there.  Start back from the first ones and get rid of them on Blogit first, otherwise they won't publish them for pay.  Articles/editorials or whatever have to be at least 400 words...they will publish everything and anything and you can at least make $4 to $12 per article.

Just trying to help as you are very talented.  Consider this God helping you through me, haha, Merry Christmas.

posted by Ariala on November 10, 2008 at 5:27 PM | link to this | reply

You are very articulate and enjoyable to read.
I got an early start today as well by wearing a bright red shirt to work.  My dress shirts just seemed too stuffy this morning.  

posted by ammon on November 10, 2008 at 5:17 PM | link to this | reply