George Harris

Happy Holidays to all of my blog friends who celebrate! I have so much that I could write, but it's just too damn hectic around here. Life keeps on throwing those fun curve balls. I'm catching as many as I can!! ;)

Anyway, I hope that everyone has a happy festive December holiday of their liking. I'm not being politically correct, I'm taking everyone's beliefs into account. That's called manners and sensitivity. I have to say, briefly (yeah, right), that I was at the library last week to fax something (I've never hooked up my fax, and whenever I need to fax, it's usually important enough that I don't feel like finding the manual and wires. It's just easier to pay). So after I was finished, I said, "Happy Holidays!" which I consider a nice thing to say to anyone as it's all (or most) inclusive and you should just say, "Thanks, you too," "Bite me, and Bah Humbug," or whatever. What I don't need is a big tirade on how the librarian (who doesn't know me at all, but wrongly assumes that because I live in this vast sinkhole of conservative hickdom, I must believe as everyone else does) thinks that I should say "Merry Christmas," because that's what time of year it is and "we all know that's what we're really celebrating." I will say whatever I want when I want to wish you well, and if you don't like it, I hope an angry elf shits on your figgy pudding.

No, I didn't point out that it was in fact an important time of year for people of varying faiths and beliefs and that I was being sensitive to that, rather than acting like an ethnocentric jackass. The term, "Happy Holidays" has graced greeting cards for much longer than there was this emphasis on political correctness. It can simply mean Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, as in the plural - holidays, or, as she was suggesting, it can be politically correct. I was just trying to be nice. Whatever the case, I'm quite sure she would not have reacted well if I had walked in there on Dec. 12th and said, "Happy Hannukah." I could have done the same thing and also qualified it by saying that it was that time of the year. Then again, she would have looked at me like I had bugs crawling out of my nose, because she has more than likely never seen a Jew (how scary!), and wouldn't have known how to react. Still, I like to put these things in perspective. But I kept my mouth shut, smiled and left.

For the record I'd like to say that I do celebrate Christmas, and I'm not offended if someone wishes me a merry one. I just think that public librarians shouldn't make assumptions about people, or feel the need to spew out their theories in public while working. I celebrate a happy, sharing time of year when most people act just a little nicer and a little more civilized. My idol of choice is Santa. He's a nice, plain and simple guy to get on board with, in my opinion. Good or bad, that's it. No 12 rules, or shame, or what have you (I don't think I've ever said that before - "what have you" -it makes me sound old or something). Plus there are the cookies and the nog.

How was that for not having any time to blog? lol

So to all of my friends, family, stalkers, and the vast plethora of admirers and fans, I wish you "Happy Holidays!"