Wow...it's Christmas

I can't believe how fast the time has gone, and already it's Christmas.  Looks like I'll be sitting in a truck stop in Rhode Island, at least that evening after I finish my driving for the day, in preparation for my first drop on Monday morning.  I can't begin to tell you how weird it is not having anywhere to go even if I wanted to, nor do I have the option of staying in bed and letting the day pass.

I did have a tradition on the other incarnations of this blog: the posting of the lyrics of one of my favorite Christmas songs.  So, without further ado ...

A Christmas Carol

by Tom Lehrer

Christmas time is here, by golly,

Disapproval would be folly.

Deck the halls with hunks of holly,

Fill a cup and don't say, "when..."

Kill the turkeys, ducks, and chickens,

Mix the punch, drag out the Dickens,

Even though the prospect sickens,

Brother, here we go again!

On Christmas Day you can't get sore,

your fellow man you must adore.

There's time to rob him all the more

The other three hundred and six-ty-four....

Relations, sparing no expense'll

send some useless, small utensil,

Or a matching pen and pencil.

"Just the thing I need ... how nice..."

It doesn't matter how sincere it

is, or how heartfelt the spirit,

Sentiment will not endear it.

What's important is ... the price!

"Hark! the Herald-Tribune sings,

Advertising wondrous things..."

"God rest ye, merry merchants, may ye make the Yuletide pay!"

"Angels we have heard on high,

Tell us to go out and buy!"

So .....

Let the raucous sleigh bells jingle,

Hail our dear old friend Kris Kringle,

Driving his reindeer across the sky...

Don't stand underneath when they fly by!

I sincerely hope you all have a very pleasant holiday, and I'll catch up with you when I am next able to do so.