It's December 1st...Countdown!!

Oh, it's December 1st.  I'm being bombarded with every retailer who knows that this is my birthday month.  "come on in, we've got a gift for you", "25% off because it's your birthday", and every other obtuse method of flattery to entice me into purchasing something I really don't need.  But, I'm not complaining...at least they recognize the fact that there are some of us out there who had the nerve to be born during the Christmas season...much to the inconvenience of most people I meet.  Having a "Christmas time birthday" means that everyone else has just spent all their money on Black Friday Christmas shopping so they have no disposable income to go out with you for any celebrations...oh yes, unless we just go to their corporate Christmas party and get them both over with at the same time.  No birthday cake because everyone is stuffing themselves with Christmas cookies all day at work, or they've just gorged themselves at Thanksgiving and are popping their pants buttons.  No really thoughtful birthday gift because as usual...you get one 'combined' gift at Christmas and in most cases, totally and conveniently forgotten by the time Christmas Eve rolls by.  My answer to 'combined gift' is 'COMBINE THIS'.  One tradition my mother always maintained while I was growing up was that there were no Christmas ornaments nor tree put up in our home until the day after my birthday.  My presence here on this earth (and too many times over at this point) was acknowledged.

Here's a Healthy Tip for all You December Babies Out There:  You all have my sympathies and empathies.  But, we have no problems.  How would you like to be this dude, Jesus?  He really gets the shitty end of the stick....after all, it's HIS birthday and nobody ever buys him a gift or a cake......when was the last time he got a birthday card????