Merry Christmas to all !

[phaster]

[quote=scaredyclassic]It was a crime in colonial puritan america,to celebrate xmas.

They are rolling over in their Graves at our utter commercialization of the Lord.[/quote]

colonial puritan’s would NOT be rolling over in their Graves at our utter commercialization of the Lord becuse that would require the transformation of dead puritan’s into a ZOMBIE which is defined as (the body of a dead person given the semblance of life)

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/zombie

having said that I do agree that there is way too much commercialization and consumption associated with this time of year (which in turn has an adverse affect on the environment) and much of this can be traced back to a marketing champaign to move more product which sold well in the summer (but not so-much in the winter)

Coca-Cola did help to create the modern-day image of Santa, and in fact the way most of us see Santa Claus – friendly and plump with a white beard – did come from Coca-Cola advertising.

http://www.coca-colacompany.com/stories/2008/01/did-coke-create/

on last though since you mentioned “Lord,” ever consider that the first of the 10 commandments is actually an admonishment/reminder not to over consume?

1) You shall have no other gods before me. (i.e. $hit sold at a $tore/$hopping mall)

[svelte]

[quote=scaredyclassic]
Well I spoke too soon…

I m in a great mood. Went for a long hike on the pacific crest trail yesterday with the whole family, eldest is off from college, was freezing, had decent Pho afterwards, everyone was happy together. Why wait for Christmas though for family togetherness or loving mood? It’s either there all the time or it’s probably fake.[/quote]

Glad the mood hit you. And no worries about what you spend on gifts, that’s really not important at all. We have years we spend a lot and years we spend a little, and no difference in the happiness either way. We just go with the flow.

Per the family togetherness all the time – well you can say that right now cuz your kids are unmarried and childless. Wait until there are other families involved, maybe at considerable distance from your own….Your kids, grandkids, other families, weather and money and job and schedule constraints, on and on. Togetherness gets a lot harder to achieve and really only possible on rare occasions through the year, when businesses shut down and force downtime on the masses. Though I don’t celebrate Christmas per se, I do celebrate the holidays and appreciate the synched downtime that a majority population of one religion affords us.

And I appreciate your humor in the other posts, many in this thread even, that make me chuckle though I usually don’t post a response. Keep on keepin on scaredy!

[scaredyclassic]

[quote=svelte][quote=scaredyclassic]
Well I spoke too soon…

I m in a great mood. Went for a long hike on the pacific crest trail yesterday with the whole family, eldest is off from college, was freezing, had decent Pho afterwards, everyone was happy together. Why wait for Christmas though for family togetherness or loving mood? It’s either there all the time or it’s probably fake.[/quote]

Glad the mood hit you. And no worries about what you spend on gifts, that’s really not important at all. We have years we spend a lot and years we spend a little, and no difference in the happiness either way. We just go with the flow.

Per the family togetherness all the time – well you can say that right now cuz your kids are unmarried and childless. Wait until there are other families involved, maybe at considerable distance from your own….Your kids, grandkids, other families, weather and money and job and schedule constraints, on and on. Togetherness gets a lot harder to achieve and really only possible on rare occasions through the year, when businesses shut down and force downtime on the masses. Though I don’t celebrate Christmas per se, I do celebrate the holidays and appreciate the synched downtime that a majority population of one religion affords us.

And I appreciate your humor in the other posts, many in this thread even, that make me chuckle though I usually don’t post a response. Keep on keepin on scaredy![/quote]

That’s true. We will not always be this spatially close..spent Xmas at the inlaws. There were many dozens of returning nieces nephews and other relations crammed in a tiny house, spilling into the yard. I definitely like my little nuclear family way better than any of them! Would be sad to not have my people close. Wife is conditioning them constantly that we may have to move in with them. They seem accepting. So long as we rotate. Of course, they’re not married. Any agreement they make is nonbinding.

I guess what I mean is we shouldn’t force the holidays to be more than they are whatever that is. Low expectations.

We took home several hundred dollars worth of gifts and gave so little. I felt bad. Wife said, don’t worry about it. I like my crazy wife too.

[cvmom]

I like this thread. What a great group of interesting people. Enjoy the remaining few days of family time!

[paramount]

I feel better after watching Disney’s 2009 cartoonish version of A Christmas Carol. It is very good indeed.

[mixxalot]

What no Disney Star Wars the Farce Awakens for Xmas? I heard it was the worst ever and that Jar Jar Abrams ruined the Star Wars franchise.

Me- I had Japanese for xmas.

[scaredyclassic]

Saw WASTELAND streaming on Netflix about an artist who goes to world’s largest dump in brazil. Documentary. Absolutely amazing.

[FlyerInHi]

[quote=mixxalot]
Me- I had Japanese for xmas.[/quote]

I had Thai food with my bro’s family at the restaurant.

[FlyerInHi]

[quote=scaredyclassic]

We took home several hundred dollars worth of gifts and gave so little. I felt bad. Wife said, don’t worry about it. I like my crazy wife too.[/quote]

You’re like me, you don’t enjoy giving and receiving.
Some people a thrilled. A friend was telling about gifts… I’m like whatever. Goes in one ear and out the other

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