Well, I finallly got my Christmas cards off in the mail this morning. Now to actually do my Christmas shopping. Ugh.
What is it about this time of year that makes everyone go nuts? I mean, why is it any more special to spend money and buy into excessive consumerism around the winter solstice (northern hemisphere) than any other time of the year? Why do people rush around like mice in a maze going here, there, and everywhere looking for this, that, and the other thing? Why put themselves to all that stress simply because of the time of year?
I have this sneaking suspicion that the answer to all of those questions is, "Because everyone else is doing it." That seems to be the reason everyone does everything. Oh well, I suppose people will be people.