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Well, here we are.  Christmas has arrived once again.  Thank God.  I couldn’t stand to put up with the continued emphasis on shopping, while we’re still living in a recession.  That’s why I’m happy that when I talk to all of my friends, they all say the same thing: all we want is time with the people we love.  That’s what Christmas really means to me.  Sure, the fact that I was Kris Kringle might be shining through, but it’s true.  Let everyone know how much you care.  If you care enough, you show your love with a gift of some sort.  It shouldn’t be because it’s expected of you.  It should be because you want to.  One of my co-workers said it best.  “Christmas should be like Thanksgiving, only better.”  And I agree.

The other thing I hate about Christmas is wrapping the presents.  Every year I get the idea into my head that I’m good at it, but the exact opposite is the truth.  But the fact that I’ve made it a tradition of my own to watch The Big Lebowski when I wrap makes it a little easier.  I didn’t have many presents to wrap, so this year I only got up to the part where The Dude meets Maude.  A couple of years ago I managed to do the whole film, but those were simpler times, when we all knew what we wanted for Christmas and Billy Mays could get it for us.  We’ve lost our innocence, in a way.

Well, I hope you all have a great Christmas.  Just remember, you can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find you get what you need.