Hello My Lovelies 😊! How are you holding up this holiday season? Have you lost your minds yet from all the craziness that comes this time of year?
I myself had my first moment of holiday irritation this past weekend while out running errands. The traffic was a lot (for my little town that is) and as I made a left hand turn in the outer left lane of a double left, and the guy in the inner lane cuts me off so that he can turn into the plaza on my left. Now mind you the plaza has at least three entrances from this road, but this jackhole had to turn in the first driveway, nearly causing me to hit him. And I thought, probably a stupid holiday shopper 😠. People seem to get worse this time of year when it comes to common driving courtesy. I need to retire rich enough to just hire a full-time driver 😜.
On a side note, I was surprised no one called me out for rattling of the 7 men of Hallmark Christmas movies (I should have shot for 12 – I’m sure I could have done it 🤣). Yep, those came off the top of my head, no googling required 😊. So let me just say what you are all thinking – you watch too much Hallmark this time of year. And I regret nothing 😁
Now if that didn’t give you a small laugh, maybe this next musing will. Have you ever read something or heard something and completely misinterpreted what you saw/heard? For example, when I lived in Vegas, there was casino ad that I swear stated it had the “loosest sluts” in town and I remember thinking well that’s direct 😆😆. Obviously, it was slots, but if you were just listening to the ad, it sounded like sluts. Well, I had a small Christmas related incident of a similar nature. I was flipping through the DISH guide when I saw a show called “Mistletoe and Molly” and I thought what kind of f’ed up druggie Christmas show is that about? Now in my defense I was exhausted and prone to illogical thinking. But what makes it even worse (and funnier I think) is it was a movie on the Up Channel which is Christian based. Lord the way my brain works at times 🤦♀️🤪.
To close out today’s post, a little reminder of what the season is really about. I got this off of FB and I hope you will take its meaning to heart 💜:
A man walks into a donut shop. He buys a donut. The clerk says, “Merry Christmas.” The man replies, “Thank you, same to you!” He then goes to a coffee shop and buys a fancy coffee drink. The clerk says, “Happy Hannukah!” The man replies, “Thank you, same to you!” Sipping his coffee, he stops at the corner and buys a newspaper. The clerk says, “Happy Ramadan!” The man replies, “Thank you, same to you!” He hails a cab for the ride home. The cabbie says, “Happy Kwanza!” The man replies, “Thank you, same to you!” Finally, he passes a tall gaunt gentleman with unkempt hair carrying a box of mansierres (I don’t know if this is the right word, but it was in the post 🤷🏼♀️). The gentleman greets him with a cheery, “Happy festivus! For the rest of us!” To which the man replies…….yes you guessed it. “Thank you. Same to YOU!”
So you see…. there is a proper response to the wishing of glad tidings or happiness from anyone. It is, “Thank you…. same to you!” Don’t deny anyone from wishing you happiness in the best way they know how or judge their “season.” I won’t. Haven’t you been reading about all the hate in this world? Don’t share it…DO IT.
Frank Sineni, November 2015
With that I say Joyeux Ramadan, Feliz Kwanza, Joyous Navidad, Happy Christmas and Merry Hannukah to you all.
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