Thursday, December 17, 2009

Lose the Christmas Letters...Please!

At this blessed time of the year nothing says "You are so cool and I am such a Loser" better than those truly obnoxius Christmas Letters!!! Now, I know that your intentions are mostly sincere and well meaning, but please, give it a rest!! Your seasonal bundles of joy that clog mailboxes come across as self serving and more nauseating than last week's egg nog! So today, in the true spirit of "Bah Humbug," I have decided these holiday notes just made Blake's "Things I Really Hate" List!! It is truly obnoxious!
Maybe all of the holiday cheer has clouded your judgement during this season of peace and eternal hope. Maybe your forgetting that your fortune of late has allowed you the luxury of jetting off to exotic places with family and friends that are truly happy and healthy!!!
However, let us not forget that most NOT sending our their annual "brag report" are too busy paying for the latest MRIs or that bag full of prescription meds. Merry Christmas to All of You!
I have a dear friend and will always be like a brother to me. Every Christmas he shares his pituresque lifestyle and from all outward appearances, his family hasn't a care in the world. Like many, he lives in a bubble of semi-ignorant bliss, but God bless him! I sincerely hope that the wolf never comes knocking at his door. But if that wiley predator shows teeth, I will empathize with my friend, knowing a bit about life's true struggle. I will fill sad and I will gladly fill his prescriptions for his pain and suffering. Then....I will send him my Christmas Letter!
To my sparse and loyal readers, have a great and meaningful Holiday Season and remember to...take as directed,

Blake