thought of the day 2009 12 30 - Christmas messages

I think the real problem I have with Christmas is the cheer. It's so disingenuous. Everybody is so happy. You never hear about the realistic stuff that happens. You never get the Christmas card from a family that says "well, Jill is still on meth and Dan got his third STD." It's like New Years resolution. They sound good on face value but its all bullshit. We should be more honest with our messages. "Well, here in North Dakota it's an empty blind mess of snow and its more frigid than my wife on the rag." I can appreciate that, if only for the honesty.