First!
Why does everyone want to be first at something? When did the entire living experience become a fucking competition? We used to laugh at the neighbors who had Christmas lights on their house in July. Now we’re upset because they got their lights up before we did this year. Teresa and I were out in the front yard the night before Halloween and saw the neighbor across the street already had their Christmas tree up and decorated.
Listen up folks, Christmas does not start until the day after Thanksgiving. Not the day before, not the middle of August. I’m sick of this “holiday creep” that seems to spread these holidays like rancid mayonnaise all over my calendar but I’m not getting any additional vacation days at work. So mentally I’ve got to deal with three months of Christmas but I don’t get any time off to get away from it? Doesn’t seem fair to me.
Every time I’m forced to go into a Walmart I see the seasonal aisle decorated with crap for something two or three months away. I’m one of the people that agrees with the “on time is late, ten minutes early is on time” kind of mentality but it’s getting to the point where men can no longer shop the day before Valentine’s day for a card because all the good ones have been gone since New Years!
Merry Christmas, here’s a St. Patrick’s Day card.
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