Silence is NOT golden

So I've workin' my...well...I'll been working mighty hard lately. With the Holidays upon us all it makes it tough to get much of anything done - rest, fun, play, relaxation, fun, good times...did I mention fun?

I did manage to get out and buy a Christmas tree and decorate it. I enjoy pulling out the ornaments from over the years and thinking about Christmas' past. We also put up lights outside and our house looks quite festive. This is my wife's favorite holiday and she has tons of Christmas "stuff". I enjoy the holidays also, but with working so much it is tough to find the "spirit" of the holiday. The crowds, the traffic, the long lines and the lost meaning of Christmas tend to gnaw at me.
Like I've said to many people, Halloween is my favorite holiday. Why? Because there is no pressure. You can choose to be a part of it, or not and get away with either. Christmas (or holidays) are thrust upon us and if we choose not to be a part of things, we are considered a Scrooge. Not that I don't want to celebrate Christmas (or the holidays), but I don't like being forced to do anything I don't want to do.

OK...I'm done with my mini-rant.

Mark Harvey
Halloween enthusiast