Thursday, November 27, 2014

Unholidays

The wheels of the internet are still spinning slowly, but for AT&T customers, setting up the new modem requires calling them and undoubtedly waiting on the phone for hours, so the new modem sits in its box and online navigation requires patience. We're still not sure if the modem is the problem though.

Today is a lazy day. Due to Willow having two different homes in which to celebrate that holiday, we had a Thanksgiving dinner yesterday. Greg came down and joined us. Another Tofurkey was slaughtered and consumed. Pies were eaten afterward. Life goes on. There are enough leftovers for us to have another, similar meal tonight.

The sky is bland and blue today, making me think that it's the calm before the holiday storm. Tomorrow is Buy Nothing Day, although Jeanine and I (and most likely, Eva) are going to the Harvest Festival, so we might actually buy stuff. It will be from independent crafts-people though. Meanwhile, people across the country wait in front of big box stores. We have bets out on how many people will die in consumer stampedes this year. The talking heads on the media will wring their perfect little hands in mock terror, while the ads that feed these stampedes continue to run.

Welcome to the holiday season. Buy, and possibly die.

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