Holidays

Well, I survived Thanksgiving.  I have come to think of just surviving the holidays.  I don't really enjoy them anymore.  Not sure why.  But I think it is all the commercialization of them.  Thanksgiving is a holiday belonging to the white European settlers.  It is considered a day of mourning for Native Americans and with good reason. 
Fast forward to Christmas.  Everyone hits the stores on the Friday after Thanksgiving to spend, spend, spend.  I would like to just once see a Christsmas with minimal spending on gifts and maximum spending on giving.  Food bank, homeless shelters, coats and shoes for poor kids, stocking pantries and refrigerators for poor. But instead we spend on gifts that no one really wants, do so in a frenzy.  Open those presents and force ourselves to be "happy."  In reality, we are miserable and trying to push the thought of those bills coming in for all the junk we spent on.  How about one gift for each child, none for adults and a pleasant family meal, no stress. 

But we all have that one family member that makes everyone miserable.  And I for one am tired of it all.  Maybe next year, I will just take off with my fur babies for a camping trip in a remote state park.  Texas has lots of them.  Or just park my car at a public parking lot, stay home and keep the doors locked and just chill with Honey, Jock, Duncan, Tiger and Picasso, if Duncan and Picasso are still with me that is.  Yeah, tired of the push,push,push, then it is all over and we are right back at bickering and fighting.  I am not religious, but God must be turning his head away from what we have turned into.  There is no good will, no peace, no compassion.  Just greed.  Ok, I'm off my soap box now. 

On to more important things.  I bought bird seed and am pretending I am feeding the birds.  Yeah, well Edward of the bushy tail is getting all the seed in spite of the fact that I bought feeders that were "squirrel resistant."  Please.  It took him about two seconds to get into them.  I will keep trying though.