On Commercialism

Maybe as a born Jew, devote atheist and married to a Buddhist I should not comment on these things but I have to ask. Am I the only person out there who really is not keen on Christmas?

Between popularized versions of songs, some of which really should not be sung ever blaring out from every supermarket and shopping mall. The incredible pressure to spend spend spend. Using the elbow grease and some pretty aggressive driving at the shopping mall car park, the fight for the last PS3 or whatever the must have toy of the year is, the insanity at the checkout line and then crash and bang some more in the mall car park. Finally return to an unhappy family more interested in the boxing day sales than items that are due for return no earlier than January 3.

If this is the season of peace, little wonder America always seems to be at war with someone.

I realise I must sound like a curmudgeonly nasty old fart, but for heavens sakes what's the point? If Christmas is supposed to be about family I honestly don't see the connection and if Christmas is about commercialism then lets call a spade a spade and call it the late December shopping bonanza. We know its got nothing to do with the birth of anyone, so lets put an end to Christmas commercialism, buy the kids nicer gifts for their Birthday, take a few days off for a nice vacation and maybe do something useful, get out a pair of ice skates or cross country skis and burn some fat while spending quality time with the family. Anyway I'm just glad I'm not Christian.