So its the holiday season...and everyone loves to exclaim their love for the season.

I have noticed two trends this holiday season:

1. People have abandoned saying "Happy Holidays" - the always non-offensive season greetings - for the more traditional "Merry Christmas!."

2. They like to yell it at an ear-piercing decibel. 

And they will yell it at the drop of a hat. 

I was in Borders today - and will probably never go back, but that is another story for another post - and this hooker looking mom looked at me wrong. As I narrowed my eyes, she exclaimed - as if she had a hidden bullhorn under her larynx - "Merry Christmas!." Like just the expression should make me lose my holiday rage and I should let her scamper away without throwing her some shade. 

Soon after that, I stopped by Lacefield Music to get some holiday sheet music for a friend of mine and this geriatric trio of hens walked past me and screamed, "Merry Christmas!" I responded back to them "Good Solstice to you!" 

The looks of horror on their faces was fucking priceless. 

Their mouths were agape with drool dripping out of the corners. It was as if I shat on the ground and asked them to smell it. One of them - the only one that didn't have blue hair - stammered out a question to me. "Wh.wh.wh.wh.what did you say dear?"  I responded, "Good Solstice to you!" 

They looked at each other like they were communicating via telepathy like in Invasion of the Body Snatchers. They clutched their fake minks by the collar and hobbled away into the store. 

I am not 100% positive, but I think I heard one of the old birds exclaim to the other, "I wonder if he is a terrorist." 

Yeah, me ... a terrorist. Sadly, this is not the first time I have been mistaken for a terrorist. 

And yes, terrorists celebrate Winter Solstice. 

I am proud to be a non-conformist and I am proud to believe in what I believe - which that will be coming in a soon future post. 

Until then kids, "Good Solstice to you!"

And for the record - and the kicker here is I don't believe in Solstice and I have no idea when the Solstice occurs. I just knew it would rile those old birds up - and it did. Mission accomplished. 

Merry (whatever) to me!

Much love, 

Jim

JCSI