Mele Kalikimaka!

'Tis best to neither give nor receive

A few years ago I told everyone in my family that I wasn’t going to get them any Christmas gifts and I didn’t expect them to get me any and every time the season rolls on in I’m so glad that I did. I’m not talking about fewer gifts or just small gifts I mean NO gifts whatsoever. What a relief. No more going to the mall. No more trying to figure out what to get someone and in the end settling for something that I knew was lame, but at least it was something. Everyone in my family has pretty much everything they need or want, maybe even much more than they need or want. Of course, there are those “gifted” gifters out there, people who excel at choosing great gifts and get satisfaction from it, but I am definitely not one of them. I don’t think I’m a selfish person; my talents and inclinations simply lie elsewhere.

My family had a mixed reaction. Some of them liked the idea and some did not. No one has followed my example and they continue to give both to each other and to me. I don’t mind them giving to each other. It was never my intention to convert anyone to my point of view. However the fact that they continue to give to me at first made me feel a little odd. But now I just appreciate the gifts I get and the fact that everyone seems to tolerate my rather unusual decision.

Now before you call me a grinch let me make it clear that I’m not against Christmas. I like getting together with friends and family, eating, celebrating, etc… I like Christmas music and Christmas trees. I don’t care that it’s a Christian holiday and I’m not a Christian. Any excuse to celebrate is fine with me. I’m not even against exchanging gifts if it makes people happy. It’s just that it doesn’t make me happy. It’s more of a personal preference than a political statement. Happy Holidays!

Does high school really never end?

Perhaps you've heard "High School Never Ends" by Bowling for Soup. My question is are they right?

Does high school never end?
	They're right. High school never ends. I'm going to go and kill myself now.
	It's true that people can be petty and superficial but there's a lot more to adult life than that.
	I liked high school!
	High school never ends for those who continue to think and behave as they did back then.
	I haven't been to high school yet. Is it really that bad?
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[For those of you who haven't heard it the lyrics go like this]

Four years you think for sure
That’s all you've got to endure
All the total dicks
All the stuck up chicks
So superficial, so immature
Then when you graduate
You take a look around and you say HEY WAIT
This is the same as where I just came from
I thought it was over
Aw that’s just great

The whole damn world is just as obsessed
With who‘s the best dressed and who‘s having sex,
Who‘s got the money, who gets the hunnie's,
Who‘s kinda cute and who‘s just a mess
And you still don’t have the right look
And you don’t have the right friends
Nothing changes but the faces, the names, and the trends
High school never ends

Check out the popular kids
You’ll never guess what Jessica did
How did Mary Kate lose all that weight
And Katie had a baby so I guess Tom’s straight
And the only thing that matters
Is climbing up that social ladder
Still care about your hair and the car you drive
Doesn’t matter if you’re sixteen or thirty-five

Reese Witherspoon,
She’s the prom queen
Bill Gates,
Captain of the chess team
Jack Black, the clown
Brad Pitt, the quarterback
Seen it all before
I want my money back

The whole damn world is just as obsessed
With who’s the best dressed and who’s having sex,
Who’s in the clubs and who’s on the drugs,
Who’s throwing up before they digest
And you still don’t have the right look
And you don’t have the right friends
And you still listen to the same shit you did back then
High school never ends

High school never ends

The whole damn world is just as obsessed
With who‘s the best dressed and who‘s having sex,
Who‘s got the money, who gets the hotties,
Who‘s kinda cute and who‘s just a mess
And I still don’t have the right look
And I still have the same three friends
And I’m pretty much the same as I was back then
High school never ends

High school never ends

High school never ends

Here we go again