Ate too much to be productive

Seriously

Well okay I finally lost enough inches to be able to sit close enough to the keyboard to "type" yes it it s a well known fact I type about as well as Tiger keeps it in his pants.

Happy Holidays - Merry Xmas - Happy Hanukkah - Happy Kwanzaa - Merry Festivus

did I offend everyone? well that brings me to the purpose of my post....

When did we become such arrogant bastards that the act of someone wishes us well, or glad tidings arouse such anger in our minds that we rant and rave?

it's Merry Christmas not Happy Holidays you idiot....

Hey if someone wants to wish me good tidings I should accept them right? I thought so....

then I started to think in the manner I normally do and I said "Hey wait - do I really like people projecting their beliefs on me? "

i.e. You do not know me from Adam so you being in a jolly jovial frame of mind fell driven to share this heart felt wonder with me. You spout off what you either believe is my belief driven theme for the Holidays or yours...Merry Xmas. You feel better as you have just bestowed on me some sort of token of good will towards your fellow man. I being the hypothetical jackass take umbrage as I being Pagan for that moment only celebrate Festivus and therefore do not recognize the supposed birth of Christ as being Dec 25th . Insulted by your lack of sensitivity to my beliefs and enraged by the audacity you have to try and project your beliefs upon me, I offer you as a burnt sacrifice to the gods.

So I now am in opposition to my original feelings about this exchange of good will.

tsk tsk - I despite being proud of my ability to play devil's advocate have undermined my own desire to lighten the mood of the world. Why can't we take a simple exchange of good tidings and accept them for that???? Wouldn't it be a better place to live in this whimsical bliss of a society?

Think about it - if someone, anyone, wished you whatever it was to make you happy, should you accept it? Who cares if they said it in some phrase or language that made no sense to you.

FlaFlansah !!!!

So my advice and original intent stands - get your head out of your ass and wake up to the fact there might be a moment where someone truly wishes you good will, if only for a second.