Saturday, December 31, 2011

Seasonal greetings....

Every country has its holidays, and wishes for a happy day are given in their own unique ways.  In the U.S. we celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks, we have Memorial Day and Labor Day to open and close the summer boating season, and most people recognize Halloween, AKA the kickoff for The Holiday Season.  Soon we hear "Happy Thanksgiving" as everything turkey and pilgrim floods the store shelves.  Then, before we have even plucked the napkins off the end cap, we are inundated with Christmas catalogs and a marketing blitz that would bring Ebeneezer himself to his knees.