I was reading the Huffington Post tonight about the Governor of Wisconsin having a Festivus Pole. Since I had never heard of Festivus (not being a Seinfeld junkie), I looked it up in Wikipedia.
Well! My Christmas tree substitute is not all aluminum exactly, and it's a tarted up, over-commercialized version--I even picked up some tinsel-like garlands for it (pretty much invisible in this arty photo shot in the appealingly dim lights of the twinkle bulbs, but you can make out tiny specks of tinsel next to the small specks of the lights)--but I'd say it could be called a Festivus Pole.
Wikipedia also listed the traditions of Festivus, the first being The Airing of Grievances. Offspring #1 wrote in her blog yesterday that Offspring #3, whose birthday is inconveniently close to Christmas, was always and forever getting Christmas presents that made do as birthday presents, too. This is a timely example of The Airing of Grievances at Festivus. Way to go, #1! That reminds me....please tell #3 that the Christmas present she got the other day is also her birthday present. Whew! Nearly forgot to mention that!!
The last Festivus tradition is Wrestling the Head of the Family to the Ground. To which I say, Bring it on!!!
Like we're going to wrestle you now that you're 70! We'd have to let you win and I know how much you hate being patronized.
ReplyDeleteAs IF!! I have no worries about being "allowed" to win. ha. 70 is the new 40, or however it goes, and that means I've got a few years on you!! actually, 70 feels to me like the new 30.
ReplyDeleteYou are a chic who still got her groove and don't let Peggy tell you other wise!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year.
Thanks, Mad Cabbie! I hope to meet you in 2007. You're one of the best!
ReplyDeleteReading and chuckling...
ReplyDeleteI always got a present for "birthday" and "Christmas"--and I was born in February. Being a touch ADD, I never knew what month it was or how much anything cost, so it didn't matter too much to me. Specially 'cuz I'd lose it soon anyway.
Katrina