I am writing this blog post from my cell in POW Camp X-mas somewhere inside the Santa compound at the North Pole. Obviously, my little rage against the Christmas machine has taken a negative turn. Since my incarceration I have been subjected to nonstop holiday music, with the exception of Thursday morning when I had [...]
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The War on Christmas (Part 2)
Posted: November 29, 2008 in Holiday greetingsTags: Christmas time is here by golly, Santa Baby, Santa Claus, the war on Christmas, Tom Lehrer
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The War on Christmas
Posted: November 22, 2008 in Holiday greetingsTags: Christmas time is here by golly, the war on Christmas
Christmas began in earnest last Tuesday in the Lexington area. One of the local radio stations shifted its programming to All Christmas, All the Time, the latest effort to get us thinking about the holiday season as early Valentine’s Day. This must stop. So I am declaring an all out war on Christmas. Every year, [...]
Suck it, George
Posted: July 4, 2008 in America, Holiday greetingsTags: 1776, Independence Day, July 4, King George, the other King George
I thought long and hard about writing something meaningful, serious, and introspective about the meaning of Independence Day, but I’m sick to death of feeling as though I’m mourning my “American-ness” rather than celebrating it. And I’m tired of the notion that if I don’t walk around with a dour expression on my face, fearing [...]
