Ho Ho Ho We Go Again

Hello My Dear Friends! The captors left this bag out last night. I went through it but didn't find anything I could use. I suspect there's little left in there that they can use either, now. Oh well. Anyway, it is that time of year again. The "Holiday" battles are already underway. It started for us the other day. The captor, during a traffic report, said the the City would be moving the "Holiday" tree up 81 north and to plan for delays. The response was instantaneous. Phone calls and emails decrying the fact that it was a "Christmas" tree, not a "Holiday" tree poured in. Now, anyone that knows us knows that we are staunch defenders of Christmas but this wasn't a personal declaration, it was business. It wasn't about religious beliefs, it was about potential traffic delays. One caller, who was quite irate, called the captor a "liberal heathen" and a
smart ass". The smart ass comment came after the captor asked him what Jesus called his tree. I think we all know that my captor is neither a liberal nor a heathen. We can all agree that the smart ass label was right on the money. The caller then went on to report his unhappiness to the captor's boss. In total, 6 people took the time to voice their objection to the use of the term "holiday tree". No one seemed to care about the traffic problem. The twist here is, if the captor had said Christmas tree instead of Holiday tree, the same thing would have happened, only in reverse. I know because it happens every year. You can't win. Every year, around Halloween, the Holiday battles begin. Some people complain about Christmas music on the radio beginning too soon, stores requiring employees to work on Thanksgiving, stores putting out Christmas displays before Thanksgiving, blah, blah, blah. The other side complains about non-Christians hijacking Christmas and trying to take Jesus out of their celebration. It's ironic (it really is) that someone who was upset by the use of the word "holiday" instead of "Christmas" chose to express his dismay by name calling. Not very Christian of you sir. Why can't people just live their lives without insisting that everyone else on the planet see things their way? How does someone simply saying "holiday" instead of "Christmas" impact your life in any way? Will your Christmas be less joyous because a random traffic reporter referred to a rolling evergreen as a holiday tree? Will you have nothing to be thankful for if little Johnny has to put in 8 hours on Thanksgiving? How about being thankful that little Johnny has a job! Seriously people, it's time to lighten up. Live and let live. Peace on Earth may be out of our control but Goodwill to Men, we can make that happen.
Po