It's that time of year again...

Before your go reading my post, read the article linked below. It's by a good friend of mine from college, and says a lot of what I agree with.

An Apology on Behalf of the Church

That said, now to the post. It's that "Holiday Season" again. You know, I've never been to big a fan of the whole "Holiday Season" as we term it today. It's just too much. All the rushing around and buying things that really, in the long scheme of things, we don't need. I mean, sure I get my parents calanders every year, and those are helpful to them, and sometimes I'm able to get other things, but still, all in all it's spending a lot of money that most of us don't really have, and it's on things that are ancillary. And why do we do it? Tradition. Commericalism. Just because.

I spoke with my mom eariler today, and told her that I'd gotten her a present already (I'm usually a big time procrastinator, buying all the gifts on or around the 24th of December) and she said, don't worry about it. That coming out and seeing me was a present enough. That and me having a clean apartment for her birthday (which is on the 29th of November, and the whole clean thing, those of you who know me will understand). And that, along with Tommy's article, got me thinking - which is usually a dangerous thing.

***March 13th, 2006***

So I just found this post today, and realized I never finished it. So what was I thinking about? Now I don't really remember, but the article that Tommy wrote is still really worth reading, and I wish I had posted it sooner.