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Christmas!

Prompt: Do you like a White Christmas or a Florida Christmas {no snow or cold}?

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I am indifferent, really. Both have their pluses and minuses. The only thing I miss from my white Christmas life is the large parties we attended. I guess the same can happen in a Florida Christmas, but the trouble is we got too old to bother. Just dressing up for it would knock us out.

While we are at the subject of Christmas, I have to get something off my chest. I have been to all kinds of religious and other holiday celebrations for all kinds of religions and holidays. It never occurred to me not to smile and answer nicely back to those who wished me Happy Eid, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Whatever, or Merry Christmas. I can celebrate anything with anybody because people are my friends, and by default, in some small way, their holidays are celebrations for me, also.

Now this year, saying Merry Christmas has suddenly become politically incorrect. I am so sick of the “politically incorrect” stamp we pound on everything human. It is like the superstitious ditty, “Step on a crack, you'll break your mother's back.” I can’t believe how idiotic this "politically incorrect" taboo is!

Saying Merry Christmas, whether one believes in it or not, is not an affront to anyone's own set of beliefs. Yesterday, I said Merry Christmas to someone and she looked at me like she wanted to whack me out of this planet. Oh well, to each his own!

Now that I’ve blurted out my two–cents worth…

Merry Christmas!