that time of year

December 1st, 2008

November is a bit of a funny month, isn’t it? The whole thing feels like one long gossip-fest, with everyone talking about one thing: Christmas and how it is far too early.

We all know the conversations, invariably going on the same sort of theme:
Scrooge: My neighbor has their tree up already! Bah!
Grinch: Oh yeah? My neighbor’s tree is three sizes larger and been up since the first!
Some Guy: Like, this guy I know, he tells me that he knows a friend that knows of a guy that didn’t even take it down from last year, eh?
And usually it quickly deteriorates into the familiar discussion about malls parading Santa Claus around on a stick since August.
But today is the first of December.
No longer can we complain about it being too early, it is, by popular vote, officially Christmas season.
Yay! Bring on the brandy-filled chocolates, rum and eggnog and cookies!
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