Worthy of Comment
* Syrians for Bush. Have they seen what it looks like when our government decides to attack a middle eastern country? Have they seen our list of "to-do's"?
* Marine sacrifices finger for wedding ring. Loses ring. Check Iraqi pawnshop.
* Restoration of honor and dignity to the White House thwarted. Vetting, not as grueling as it used to be.
* Right wing, retroactively angry about Olympic ceremonies. I've heard of delayed gratification... guess this wouldn't have played well before the RNC?
Townies
Ah, Christmas. The sounds, the smells, the memories, the stories, the wonderous glory and glowing warmth of the holiday season. A time to get together with relatives you avoid all year. A moment in time, violently thrust upon you repeatedly from Labor Day until after the post New Years Day sales. The one time of year when you can buy, a guiltless 10 lb Hershey bar while swaying to the soothing sounds of an animated tree that plays "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer" and farts at the same time. A time to share with the kids, the story of how Kris Kringle was born in a manger with 7 tiny reindeer only to die four months later on a cross, return as an Easter Bunny and save chocolate sales through the first half of the calendar year.
Most importantly, it's the season for the more vocal amongst us, to exhibit much wailing and nashing of teeth over the loss of all that they hold dear. The city hall nativity scenes, dead trees in the courthouses, a stars on the schools, and most importantly... lights, lots and lots of little white lights.
This manufactured fight over the tacky public display of commercialized iconography doesn't feed the hungry, clothe the needy, bring troops home, educate children or create paying jobs. Until those items are the real focus of the holiday, the rhetoric over Christmas preservation rings, just a bit hollow.
Posted by kerry at December 14, 2004 05:00 AM | TrackBack