Happy Holidays to all…

It’s that time of the year again, when people huddle around a tree and hand out gifts and spoil each other rotten. It’s a lot of fun, to the point where religion has basically taken a backseat to what is now a commerical, materialistic, money making juggarnaut. If holidays were musicans, then Christmas is the Rolling Stones, cause it’s sold out and become Hallmark’s bitch. Sure, it’s easy to blame it on the chains and companies like Hallmark, but this holiday was on its way to commericalism the first day when people started giving each other presents. When people started to long for the holiday not to be merry or cheerful but to get something new they’ve been dying to get for a while now… it was destined to change for the worse. If someone does take this day to celebrate something religious, more power to you sister but we’re all in it for the goods. So if you’re the kind that wants go to chruch and celebrate an actual holiday, be my guest… but don’t cut in on our fun cause the rest of us have a really sweet racket here on the go.

That’s why an athiest like myself has no problem getting into Christmas these days and not feel dirty, cause this holiday has been a sham from the very beginning and no one is going to convince me otherwise. We all know December was never the real birthdate of Christ and people were celebrating Winter Whatever long before the Late JC came into the picture, so don’t go there people. But even if you are not religious, it’s still a time for celebration. An excuse we need to be good to the ones we love and make up for being on occassion and enormous horse’s ass and show them that you’re capable of being that loving family member they’ve always dreamed you’d be. We’ll all sit around the living room, open presents that we normally would expect to get since we’ve been whining about getting them for months and then move on to feasting on big badass turkeys until we can’t take it no more. Speaking of turkey’s, we’ve also got a badass 36 lbs. Turkey that is going to be the centerpiece of our holiday feast. I swear this bird had to be on roids while growing up on the farm. Nothing else these days is really ‘real’ food anyway, so does it really matter as long as you get a leg and a bit of dark meat to do with those mashed potatoes?

Then after we have an Al Bundy moment and unbutton our pants, we’ll have a seat, drink a little booze and just enjoy the fact that we have a good excuse to not be working today. There are people working at the center today, so I for one will especially be thankfull I don’t have to take any angry ‘Where the fuck is my HBO’ calls today. I took seventy five of those yesterday, which if you compare them the lame asses who are staying because of seniority’s piss ass 30-40 call a day stats, is more than enough to cover the weekend. So while things while on the shallow end can always be better, one has to use days like today to appreciate the fact that it can always be worse. Worse as in I might not be lucky enough to have two healthy boys that are quietly sleeping. And tomorrow those kids will have gifts, parents and grandparents that love them and food on their table to feed their empty bellies. In some parts of North America, and pretty much a lot of parts of Africa, that’s more than what a lot of other people are getting this year during the holiday.

I don’t mean to get preachy of all things, but I’m just really ad-libbing here since I’ve got nothing better to do. I’ve got a bitch of a migraine and since I wasn’t getting any shut eye anytime soon, I decided to give Leah and Grandma the best gift I could have given them tonight… a good night’s rest. I’ve got Jonathan here in the living room with me. He wasn’t enjoying the crib we had made out for him in the bedroom and was crying a lot so I brought him out here and lulled him back to sleep. Instead of he crib, I then put him into the carseat which provided the little dude with a much more cramped and tight fit. He seems to prefer it as he’s been asleep for the last two plus hours. It’s allowed me to watch a few shows that I’ve Tivo’d over the last week and even type down a few things here on my notepad which I’ll later transfer to OD when the friggin’ site stops failing to load.

Damn, aren’t I in a cheery mood this morning? I prefer to play the blame game this morning and say it’s my head that’s causing this attitude but then again like every politican that plays that game… I’m full of shit. I’ve have a real chip on my shoulder, and truth is I should really chill the fuck out and relax. Proably when I do that my head will like stop acting like it’s gonna explode and ease up a bit. I’m sure when I open my gifts like the spoiled little bitch I am, I’ll have a moment to settle down and knaw on a turkey leg for a few hours. While my funk is a little work related, I’ve done my best to keep it to myself… with little success. My parents have really gotten on my nerves a tad over the last few days. At least when I act like a dick they can’t give the ‘my house, my rules’ crap… cause it’s not their house. It’s mine, which means I get to do whatever the fuck I want. We’ll didn’t say it in those exact words, but I think the point was well received. Felt good to say it, but I know one day Ethan will tell that to me as its just another part of the chain of life. Man, this entry is going all over the map today…

In conclusion before the meds really kick in and force me to bring philosopy into the equation, I really hope everyone takes a moment to look past the gifts, the food and all that fucking shit and enjoy a moment with those who are there with you. Never assume they’ll all be around the next year to do this again and again and again, etc. Truth is, there’s one year coming when that will not be a reality. Instead of dreading that moment, embrace the chance you have now to enjoy what you have cause you never know what the future may have coming in the years ahead. I’ll be the first to admit I haven’t been able to take advantage of that advice as much as I would like to… but I plan to this year as I have a great chance to have a very memorable holiday with both my parents and my sons. So here’s hoping that everyone has a little true spirit added to their holiday and maybe a little peace on earth and that other crap too.

So from Peter_24601 and the family, Happy Ho Ho and have a merry new year. Seriously, here’s to everyone having a good, safe and happy holiday… no matter what the holiday might be. Have a good one and I’ll be around.

Peter