Comments on: Happy Hallothanksgivingmas

By: Stella

Stella — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 01:36:16 +0000

Great post, EJ.
The consumer machine just eats & fuels itself this time of year. I loved your description of how those three holidays used to be so far apart!! That’s how it was for us too! The Thanksgiving parade and Santa. etc. etc.
As for spending the holidays on your own surrounded by nature… we’re cut from the same cloth there.

By: LA

LA — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:12:21 +0000

Now a days you can’t enjoy one holiday at a time. I’ve seen yards decorated with all three ornaments. It’s sad really. Nothing like jamming all the holidays down your throat at once.

By: EJ

EJ — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:27:52 +0000

JULY!? I’d go bonkers if there was even a hint of Christmas that early.

There are Anasazi and Pueblo Indian ruins within easy driving distance from here. Last year I spent Thanksgiving day at the Abo ruins and Christmas up at Canyon de Chelly. Twas the best holidays I ever had. There wasn’t a single person at either place.

By: Devon Ellington

Devon Ellington — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:49:23 +0000

I absolutely agree. I don’t want to see any Christmas stuff until after Thanksgiving.

Some places here start marketing in JULY! Christmas trees next to the stars and stripes.

New Year’s — I’ve always hated the “forced joviality” — last year I went on a meditation retreat upstate, and I may do the same this year.