Comments on: Surviving Christmas

By: Ramble about christmas

Ramble about christmas — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:10:52 +0000

[...] I ask, all of this for what? What is the meaning of Christmas to these [...]

By: Lisis

Lisis — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:13:12 +0000

Italy, indeed. Maybe with the money I save by not having to stage the Christmas lie, I can fund my trip to Europe!

By: ianpeatey

ianpeatey — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:52:10 +0000

Lisis. What do you mean about the Santa lie? Are you suggesting that Santa is not real? Surely that can’t be true … no. I just can’t accept that!

Happy Holidays to you too, Lisis! See you next year. Italy wasn’t it?

By: Lisis

Lisis — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:50:57 +0000

I am reveling in non-celebration this year. It’s the first year my son knows about the Santa lie (which my in-laws forced me to perpetuate, btw), so this year, I don’t have to pretend anymore. I love the freedom of that, since I was never comfortable telling him something I knew to be a 100% lie. I’m his mother and his teacher, for Pete’s sake! If he can’t trust me, who can he trust? I know. I’m a Scrooge, and a Grinch. I don’t care.

But I digress… I love your Christmas tree. She’s a beaut!

Happy Holidays, Ian!!!

By: ianpeatey

ianpeatey — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:38:10 +0000

Good luck with the traffic cone. Apparently it’s an inappropriately named ‘easter egg’!

By: Chris Edgar

Chris Edgar — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:07:17 +0000

Hi Ian — “enjoy your non-celebration” sounds like great advice for most of us on a year-round basis. And now you’ve got me running through my applications looking for the exclusive holiday traffic cone!

By: ianpeatey

ianpeatey — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:42:45 +0000

Scrooge, or not Scrooge? That is the question. The truth is there’s a bit of both in me. The one who still secretly yearns for Santa to come down the chimney and regrets being vegetarian (roast turkey ..ummmm!). And there’s also the cynical one who gets really grumpy this time of year and wants to hibernate. That second one also kind of regrets the choice I made not to eat meat!

But then I think of all those, er .. cute? turkeys running ‘free’ (in their tiny little turkey sized factory boxes) before meeting their untimely end .. and the regret doesn’t last long. Only a day.

By: ianpeatey

ianpeatey — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:37:05 +0000

Don’t you love those Christmas tunes? I counted them. There are only 6 Christmas songs ever written (not counting carols) and they’ve each been recorded by more artists than I can count. My ‘favourite’ is Kylie Minogue’s version of Santa Baby.