Happy Holidays, My Arse

So we've got a whole wack of folks who are pissed right the hell off because people who work with the public are saying "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas." They claim it is discrimination against Christians.

I say bollocks, and not because of the usual reasons. Yeah, yeah. I know about Yule and Kwanzaa and Hanukkah and all that jazz. What does holiday mean, anyhow? It's simple. "Holiday" is naught but a short form for Holy Day, of course. So when someone says "Happy Holidays," they're assuming you have some sort of reverence for this time of year.

As an agnostic/secular humanist, I object to referring to this time of year as being holy. It's not holy. It's just fucking cold (unless you're in Australia, in which case it's too fucking hot)!

Really, wouldn't we be better off saying, "Happy end of December?"

But then, I have problems with that, too. Why is this month called December when it's the twelfth month rather than the tenth one? Someone ought to get onto renaming this month, stat.

Leaving Shortly...

But first, let me clear my browser yet again....

Latte Art: Prettiest coffees I ever saw (thanks, gha5t).

Rasputin by Boney M: I grew up listening to this, but until yesterday, had never seen the video (thanks, f00dave).

Moths drink the tears of sleeping birds: Like something out of a China Mieville novel....

The Red Planet: "The Red Planet symbolizes the blood of Christ, which represents His substitutionary Spiritual death for the sins of the world on the Cross. The planet is alive with dynamic events that demonstrate the significance of the witness of the blood of Christ in the history of Creation and the Appeal Trial of Satan. The witness of Elect Angels on the planet is evident in the daily and seasonal changes in the weather and volcanoes." Who knew?

Marksman Called In to Kill Kingston's Pigeons: Noteworthy for the hilarious follow-up commentary.

And now I'm off to the big city! Toodles....