Hey, this has always struck me a little funny ... for all four years we've lived in this house, buses have rumbled through the 'hood during Christmastime to see the holiday lights. I'm wondering what kind of people are sitting on the bus, oohing and ahhing at my neighbors' displays.
Here are some questions I'd like to ask them:
1. Would they be disappointed to know some of my neighbors leave their lights up all freakin' year? Does that make yuletide expression less special?
2. Do they think we lack Christmas spirit because we didn't put out lights this year? We've got spirit, yes we do, just had no time for decorating, how 'bout you?
3. How come my neighborhood, with its houses built mostly in the late 1950s and 60s, is worthy of a bus tour? It begs the question ... what kinds of crapholes do these people on the bus live in anyway to find my craphole interesting?
4. That's cynical, T-Bone. The bus tour is just a fun part of the holidays, probably for senior citizens and homeless people who would otherwise not be out driving after dark. Lighten up, man! Ba, humbug!
5. Would anyone like some raspberry-almond sugar cookies?
My new job demands many many words from me, so many that I don't always have the juice or the moments to post here. I don't believe in apologizing for not updating; I'm sure everyone had plenty to read while I was "gone." I was sort of surprised that my blog didn't dry up and blow away, like curly brown-tipped leaves on a neglected plant.
What's that? Oh, some hobo on a bus is yelling at me to do something about my plants. Guess I've been neglecting them, too. For that, I'm sorry. Thanks, crazy bus-riding hobo guy!
Have a great weekend!
Who ever has time to decorate??
Certainly not us. We give gifts to 38 people and a few assorted others each year. And they all have to have a personal touch (my stupid decision). I work on Christmas most of the year, and by the time decorating time comes around, I'm pretty burned out.
I do, however enjoy other people's decorations very much.
I too am merely an observer, preferrably walking not driving. But it must be cold for the decor to have any meaning to me. That restricts my Houston opportunities considerably.
you should set up a little hot dog stand and sell quality christmas lights commemorative t-shirt and baseball caps.
there's nothing more amusing than old folk in baseball caps. they are still quite rare England.
we love it when you send your senior citizens on holiday to London. British old people all wear suits and ties, highly polished leather shoes, and go to hotel lobbies and drink cups of tea.
american pensioners turn up in their denims, baseball caps, sneakers and tins of coke.
we can only aspire to such greatness.
Only in America! The hobo guy would probably put up Christmas lights for food,huh?
You really should do something about your plants.
We'll never let you dry up and blow away! But we do miss you.
We didn't do lights this year, but I did buy a metal tree with lights all over it for the front yard. My neighbors got all into their decorating this year, so my tree looks pathetic. I swear we have Clark Griswold for a neighbor.
I know what you mean, I have professed to post more regularly and appologized too... but not to anyone but myself. If that makes any sense.
I used to always decorate, but I havent had time the past few years. It seems like making the bed. Why put the decorations up, I'll just have to take them back down...
No apologies necessary, Senor T-bone!!!
Just toss us a scrap when you get around to it...
;)
Merry Christmas!
(Tree and inside decorations are up -- bah humbug and/or "you're more than welcome to put up my lights for me" to anyone who disses my lack of outdoor lighting....)
Hey dude in the house with no lights.....what's up for the Christmas?? ;-)
Actually, we have a set of lights in the roof of our patio that since they were put up 5 years ago, they have found a permanent place of residence there. (We only turn them on at Christmas.)
Bredren, you don't have time to do all the damn decorating, screw it, it becomes a hell of a chore anyway. You will still enjoy your Christmas.
All the best to you and your family for Christmas and 2004.
Are there any more raspberry almond sugar cookies left?