{"id":2361,"date":"2004-12-24T02:47:04","date_gmt":"2004-12-24T10:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inmff.net\/peidm2\/2004\/12\/24\/christmas\/"},"modified":"2004-12-24T02:47:04","modified_gmt":"2004-12-24T10:47:04","slug":"christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmff.net\/peidm\/2004\/12\/24\/christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

I no longer identify myself as a christian of any flavor. (And boy do they come in lots of flavors.)<\/p>\n

That said, I have an emotional attachment to Christmas and winter. I’m finally in the Christmas mood for I think two reasons.<\/p>\n

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  1. The weather is undeniably holiday like. I don’t know exactly how much snow we got here in the Cincinnati area, but boy it sure is a fun pain in the rear.<\/li>\n

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  2. I’ve decided that I’m not buying gifts for everyone.<\/li>\n

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    The second item sounds like I’m scrooge like I’m sure. But, I am done with being obligated to purchase a gift. If anyone expects a gift, it has moved from the realm of a gift into the realm of a social tax. Sort of the yearly fee that I have to pay to maintain friends and family.<\/p>\n

    I’ve decided that gift giving should be more spontaneous, and both to people I know and people I have never met.<\/p>\n

    I have been looking out for opportunities to help out those around me. (I do not classify them as random acts of kindness; I consider them opportunistic acts of kindness.) I’ve also made a very specific decision not to comment on what exactly I’ve done here or to anyone in person. My reward has already been paid in satisfaction, adding self-congratulatory statements actually subtracts from the satisfaction. (I am toeing the line here.)<\/p>\n

    I’ve also decided I want to make gift giving just a more organic part of the year instead of this artificial shopping fest we have every year.<\/p>\n

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    I’m not sure what I want Christmas to be about, but I know that the standard fare no longer interests me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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