Christmas. I thought about discussing the “spirit” of the holiday season, but it seems so trite, for lack of another characterization. There are blossoms of it here an there, but in reality, it’s about shopping, presents and food. Also, it seems this year the media has taken to the “Christmas in March” wingnuts.
But I am glad it’s all over. Many spent more than they should have; others had little or nothing to spend. Now we all look forward to “New Year’s Eve,” yet another holiday that seems to allow folks to simply overload on booze. Nothing, these days, in this society seems reflective anymore.
Me, I’m going to see It’s Complicated. While it’s somewhat of a sinecure for my wife, as my choice would have been the new Sherlock Holmes movie, I am most definitely looking forward to it. Though I don’t pay much attention to reviews, The New York Times clearly liked it and much more so than the Holmes movie. I had some sense of wanting to see Avatar until I learned that with nearly three hours long. Okay, 2:40 to be exact.
I’m still smarting about that ungrateful former client, but more so over my so-called daughter-in-law, as I related in the post “Just what I needed today, almost a month ago.” In fairness, I should repeat that about a week after that note, she did try to call me. I didn’t take that call and, not being in the mood at the time (or any time to be beaten up by a two bit yuppie or anyone for that matter) I asked my son the purpose of her call. He told me “She wanted to let you know that everything is cool.” At the time I told him it wasn’t at all so from my perspective and it still isn’t.
To me that note, as I said in the post was wrong on so many levels, if not all levels that it would never pass from my memory only because it revealed and, in fact, confirmed the very basic nature of the woman.
I am a man of many weaknesses and no doubt too old to change.
