my peeve, even as a non-religious individual, is that the holiday is way too commericalized to begin with, and these massive iconic decorations are just perpetuating that cycle. on the halloween day this year, i saw christmas decorations fully stocked in large retail outlets. logically, merchandise availability must preceed purchases, but geez...
on the other hand, shitdamn if other folk want to decorate early (i simply shoose not to participate) -- that's their bag and i don't hold it personally against those individuals. it's all part of expression, i suppose... and, it really isn't much different from folks pre-ordering (some 6 weeks early) those thanksgiving turduckens (http://www.chefpaul.com/turducken.html) or christmas honeybaked hams (http://www.honeybaked.com) or valentines's day roses, eh?
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Date: 2004-11-19 10:45 am (UTC)on the other hand, shitdamn if other folk want to decorate early (i simply shoose not to participate) -- that's their bag and i don't hold it personally against those individuals. it's all part of expression, i suppose... and, it really isn't much different from folks pre-ordering (some 6 weeks early) those thanksgiving turduckens (http://www.chefpaul.com/turducken.html) or christmas honeybaked hams (http://www.honeybaked.com) or valentines's day roses, eh?