Friday, December 23, 2011

Christmas spirit? Bah-humbug

TOM BURGUM
Contributing Columnist
burgum@lbknews.com
Don’t talk to me about Christmas spirit. It is alleged to be the season of giving gifts, connecting with friends and family, and joining the rest of our fellow citizens in a celebration of a holiday common to all. It is none of these things. As far as I’m concerned it is the season that creates expectations that can’t be met, marital discord, disappointment and political correctness.
Any social worker will tell you that the list of human grievances grows exponentially during the holiday season. I think I know the reason. Pap on television and in the media always makes promises that can’t be kept. Budweiser has one of the classiest ads. Snow is gently falling and the majestic Budweiser horses are pulling a sleigh with two unrealistically handsome people on their way to a house

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