Bah! Humbug!!

This is a photo I took last night at a community Christmas concert. Many who know me, know that I can be a scrooge, and perhaps this photo of the evil Santa Claus holding court sums it up.


Photo by Tony Klimas, Copyright 2004

In fact, I though of calling this post "Satan Claus", but then I thought I might get confused with people who have other views on the matter. Unfortunately, the Christmas spirit normally escapes me. It seems like a time of year when people stress out about all sorts of things they can't control. The perfect gift, the perfect card, the perfect fruitcake....Is that the meaning of Christmas? For many, it appears so. What does Christmas mean to me? Well, I'm looking forward to getting caught up on sleep and spending some time with my family...other than that, those who call me scrooge also know my favorite holiday....the Fourth of July!