Tis the Season

Thanksgiving turned out better than I thought it would. I hung out with some nice people and had an absolute belt-busting dinner. I hadn't eaten that well in a couple of years. I usually drift to melancholy during the holidays. What with my family on the other side of the continent, a busier than normal work schedule and long standing financial woes, I tend to scroogeness at this time of the year. It doesn't help that the Christmas season now starts around the first of October. I feel sorry for Halloween and T-day. They're both getting screwed. I think Arbor Day is starting to laugh behind their backs. I've always liked New Year's Day the best, because it means the whole mess is done, for a couple of months, anyway.