Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Cheeeeeeeeeeers Chuckleheads and a Happy Tuesday to you all.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0PDlIoXADn9eBVqKG_cMJfGhEsjY-SiN5f737VVBvxTiUKn0uZP2wJfvZsSzE3Y7ngCdUvl1lJZs2j4fGU7DIdIJV7Kmdo48BMavRIdXWWWwFmV0opTS62LRTnmMlBMYDDZkWZ3InbR-/s1600/Sexy+Christmas+Tree.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0PDlIoXADn9eBVqKG_cMJfGhEsjY-SiN5f737VVBvxTiUKn0uZP2wJfvZsSzE3Y7ngCdUvl1lJZs2j4fGU7DIdIJV7Kmdo48BMavRIdXWWWwFmV0opTS62LRTnmMlBMYDDZkWZ3InbR-/s400/Sexy+Christmas+Tree.JPG" width="193" /></a>Do you realize what day it is?  It’s exactly three weeks and one day prior to Christmas, and I always observe December 3rd as my…<br /><br /><i>What Do I Want for Christmas Day!!</i><br /><br />Why do I observe such a day three weeks and one day prior to Christmas, you ask?<br /><br />Well…<br /><br />Three weeks may be plenty for a normal person to decide what they want for Christmas, but as I am one who procrastinates, that extra day provides me with a much needed buffer between Christmas joy and being left with an empty feeling when I receive nothing but leftover love from my son on Christmas, as Jay and I discussed on Sunday’s,<a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/12/01/war-on-christmas-2013-rise-of-the-tinsel" target="_blank"> <i><span style="color: blue;">IWS Radio broadcast</span></i></a>.<br /><br />Anyhoo…<br /><br />If I really were to want something for Christmas, I would want a Grade A microphone/headset combination.  I mean, the one I have is okay, but it sounds “tinny” no matter what adjustments I make to it.  I have a whiny voice to begin with and the tinny sounding microphone doesn't help to improve my voice nor my rep.<br /><br />New speakers for my computer would be nice as well.  The speakers that I currently have, are getting a little tired.  I think that perhaps, too many Stubby Stonehenge replays through their tiny tweeters and woofers have distorted their sound.  Yeah, new speakers would be nice.<br /><br />There’s one last thing I would like…okay two actually.<br /><br />A block of Velveeta “cheese”, and a Cassano’s pizza or sub.<br /><br />I know…boring, right?<br /><br />Perhaps to some of the younger hipsters, but I have discovered something as I type this two months shy of my 49th birthday.  As I get older, Christmas means something much different than it did when I was a kid or even ten years ago.<br /><br />I’m not talking about having a liturgical type of religious experience or anything, but Christmas has become, in a way, a time of year and day, that as my age rears its ugly head, a time that I also recognize all of the old friendships that grace my life.<br /><br />The first time that Christmas made me feel old was about ten years ago.  My mom called me and asked what I would like for Christmas.  I didn't ask for a cool and hip toy, game, or latest what have ya like I did when I was a kid.  Noooooooo…I said to Mom…<br /><br /><i>“I could really use some new socks, or maybe a new white dress shirt, or a tie.”</i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTd9717pncRhg0EAonTHYiqMU4Oe1EbO2odYILBQkfrCjJVk4oS9UKvHaUf6Zd7jJkX-osV6MYgNxdShO8Lo5mPTrIaTZyDv8gJOc8yXj5FKPaIWDstYo0c_lEv2IL7b5MbFTRSa4zC_uC/s1600/Cassano's+Pizza+Delicious.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTd9717pncRhg0EAonTHYiqMU4Oe1EbO2odYILBQkfrCjJVk4oS9UKvHaUf6Zd7jJkX-osV6MYgNxdShO8Lo5mPTrIaTZyDv8gJOc8yXj5FKPaIWDstYo0c_lEv2IL7b5MbFTRSa4zC_uC/s400/Cassano's+Pizza+Delicious.jpg" width="400" /></a>IKR?  That’s pretty sexy.  Nearly as sexy as wanting a block of Velveeta or a Cassano’s pizza, but here’s the thing.<br /><br />As I get older, if someone asks me what I would like for Christmas, it is always something I need, because as for me, the excitement of Christmas has become not the gift, but the rekindling and reconnecting with people that I like and I love.<br /><br />My favorite part of Christmas is going to my brother’s house on Christmas Eve and partying with my family, all the while exchanging gift cards that we would probably buy ourselves for ourselves, and then…<br /><br />Spending Christmas Day with Schmoop as we play music, eat way too much, drink way too much, and laugh way too much (if that’s possible) all damn day.<br /><br />I don’t believe that Christmas as observed is the actual day of the birth of Jesus, and I do believe that if Christ were alive today, he would be appalled by its celebration, but I do think one thing.<br /><br />Be it a hoax, a religious event, a secularist party, or just another day on the calendar, Christmas is an excellent time and/or excuse to reconnect with, and drunk dial those you love.<br /><br />And if that’s all Christmas truly is, I like that…a lot.<br /><br /><i>Cheers!!</i><br /><br />Matt-Man<br /><br /><a href="mailto:mattmaniws@ymail.com">mattmaniws@ymail.com</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">@mattman_IWS</span></a><br /><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mattmaniws" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">My Facebook Page</span></a> </span>   </div>

Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You

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