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Can the separation of Church and State go too far? I think it already has. Does this mean that I want them to advocate Christianity in schools or government buildings? Hell no. It means that the secular holiday symbols that we all know and love shouldn't be made to be invisible. There's nothing that links pine trees to Christianity. And Santa Claus is a Norwegian story figure. Menorahs (candelabras) are just as secular as trees, and also should be allowed. I only ask one thing - please don't overdo the playing of Christmas music every damn year. The songs suck for the most part, and they repeat them so often that you end up wanting to bury a hatchet in the head of the recording artist for his or her effort.

Will it be a white Christmas? I doubt it. But I will still have fun.

What's worse than taking a 75% pay cut to work in a grocery store because you can't find work? It's having the head of HR from the company that laid you off (due to their gross mis-management) giving you the "sympathy" look/speech as he's shopping in your store. I guess the fact that I'm trying to earn an honest paycheck while he's still soaking up the company's payroll for doing nothing doesn't bother him. And I've noticed from his gravitational pull that he's not eating too poorly these days, either. I guess it pays to be a big fat crook. But at least I sleep well at night.

Well, I guess my tone pretty much sucks for the holiday season. Tonight we lost power for almost 2 hours while the power company plugged things back in. It's nice to know that they get right on repairs when they have an outage. Thank God I'm not on a ventilator.

I am sitting here and thinking. And I'm thinking to myself that I may miss my old salary, but I certainly don't miss where I worked or who I had to work with. I had to sit between two people who I really disliked. And for me, that's saying something. I'm pretty tolerant. (STOP LAUGHING!!!) But I sat behind the loudest whiny wench you've ever had the misfortune of being within earshot of, and a smiling back-stabber who most closely resembles Kermit the Frog (only Kermit is cuter). I guess I should be glad that I don't have to sit there every day wishing I was someplace else. At least at the grocery store I get to help people who appreciate my efforts. There's nothing worse than trying to help the ignorant, and having them resent and resist your assistance.

Anyway, I hope today you are with someone you love. If not, love someone you're with....

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