I unpacked the box today with my Christmas cards. I’d bought boxes of Christmas cards the past few years at places like World Market and the Museum Company, but for a variety of reasons I hadn’t sent any out last year (probably because I was writing “Make-Believe” last December) or the year before (probably becauseContinue reading “On Christmas Cards”
Tag Archives: Christmas
On a Musical Disconnect
It’s mid-May. I’m listening to Christmas music. No particular reason. I remarked today at work on the disconnect between people being excited about hockey–the Carolina Hurricanes, the local team, are in the Eastern Conference NHL finals or something like that–and the sultry weather we’ve been having of late. So, it’s mid-May, and I’m already thinkingContinue reading “On a Musical Disconnect”
On the Day After Christmas
In no random order, some thoughts on the day. After sleeping a lot yesterday, the alarm going off this morning at five was incredibly unwelcome. I got to work before the sun came up. Somehow, I got coffee in my eye. Tepid coffee, but it still stung like a muthafucker. The gift card system wentContinue reading “On the Day After Christmas”
On a Murderous Santa
One of my employees, Natalie, brought this to my attention. Joel Krupnik’s home Christmas display consists of a blood-splattered Santa Claus holding a decapitated head. The meaning of this display? To quote: [H]is family thought it would be a fun way to make a comment about the commercialization and secularization of Christmas.” Ooo-kay. I’ve seenContinue reading “On a Murderous Santa”
On a Letter to Cthulhu
Earlier, I wrote a letter to Santa. Now, more holiday fun! Oh Great Cthulhu! I have been an extremely sedulous devotee this year. In January, I defiled the grave of that traitor, Lovecraft (90 points). In June, I wore an Elder Sign (-10 points). In September, I legally changed my name to Randolph Carter (-40Continue reading “On a Letter to Cthulhu”
On Christmas Wishes
People keep asking me, What do I want for Christmas? Well, the things I want–world peace, an end to hunger, President’s Bush impeachment, Vice President Cheney’s indictment for war crimes–no one can give me. These are unrealistic wishes. But for the sake of those having difficulty finding things that I might want, I humbly offerContinue reading “On Christmas Wishes”
More on Christmas Songs
As seen on several friends’ pages, most recently Todd‘s–Which Christmas song am I? You are ‘Jingle Bells’! Full of enthusiasm and good cheer, you are excited by the first appearances of Christmas decorations in shops and have been heard singing along to the piped music. Your attitude to Christmas is one of childlike delight –Continue reading “More on Christmas Songs”
On Christmas Songs
They’ve begun to play Christmas songs on the muzak at work. It’s not all Christmas music — we still get the insipid Hillary Duff and Kelly Clarkson songs every twenty minutes — but there’s a nice mix with maybe one out of every three songs being a Christmas song. And they’re not old Christmas songs,Continue reading “On Christmas Songs”
December’s Greatest Hits
The top fifteen reasons people checked out allyngibson.com in the month of December. 15. “John Lennon atheist.” I wouldn’t call Lennon an atheist, per se, but he certainly had his issues with organized religion. Witness this quote–“Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I am right, and have been proven right. We’re bigger thanContinue reading “December’s Greatest Hits”
Christmas Eve
Business was quiet, but a busy quiet. No mobs swarmed upon the store. Instead, customers were patient, orderly. Traffic was never overwhelming, but in the final analysis sales were solid, better than I anticipated. As with every Christmas Eve traffic fell off in the afternoon as people left to travel, to wrap, to cook–the pauseContinue reading “Christmas Eve”