Before there was Thanksgiving, before there was Halloween, there was...CHRISTMAS!!

Before there was Thanksgiving, before there was Halloween, there was...CHRISTMAS!! Already ever place is decorated for the winter holidays. It started as a way to encourage consumers to buy earlier and beat the holiday rush, but now it has grown into this huge enterprise to encourage overall more consumption. No one needs that much crap for Christmas. Not unless there is Boxing Day, which here in America we don't have. We really should,though, because in my humble opinion Boxing Day is outstripping Christmas in ethical and moral meaning. For those of you Americans who are ignorant of this wonderful day it is this: The day after Christmas a family will take presents and a meal (not of leftovers or of unwanted socks, bunny suits, or re-gifts) and find a less fortunate family to give it too. The gifts are left anonymously. That was the essence of Christmas, but know that essence has been pushed to the day after in European countries and seemingly forgotten in the states. I propose Boxing Day in the States. A New Year's Resolution and a Good Will Towards Mankind.