Well, we did it. We survived Christmas and managed to avoid going into any of the big box stores except for just one time during the shopping season. To me, that’s always an accomplishment. The crowds, the commercialism, and all of the nonsense takes away from the real meaning of the holiday, and I don’t […]
I love Christmas music, but when it comes to Christmas itself, I’m a bah humbug kind of guy. More and more it seems the real reason for the holiday is forgotten by most people, buried in an avalanche of greed, consumerism, and a mad quest to buy the biggest and best gifts, and then spending […]
Okay, Christmas is over and we can start to get back to normal, whatever the heck that is. Of course, the stores will still be total madhouses for a few days as people return all of the gifts they got and don’t want and shop for after-Christmas bargains. But at least we can see the […]
Now, call me a grouchy old fart if you will, but I’ve always believed that my rights stop where yours begin, and vice versa. So I was a bit perturbed at 8:30 yesterday morning when the fellow across from us here in the campground decided to entertain everybody with a concert of hymns and Christmas […]