Chattanooga Pulse

The fake pumpkins were taken down and replaced with larger-than-life pastel-colored ornaments, and the imitation spider webs were swapped for fake wreaths and garlands, and “70% Off Halloween Items” were exchanged for “25% Off Holiday Items”.  Corporate America had completely bypassed Thanksgiving due to its low retail value, and didn’t even have the decency to refer to Christmas as anything other than “The Holidays”, but it was still the same season to me, and I hated every aspect of it outside of my home.  If Thanksgiving were to have had even a slightly marketable face, I’m sure it would spit on the ground, too.

I hated the people who broke into cars on the parking lots of malls and stores everywhere to steal their well-intended contents, and I hated the people who had parked their cars with a $250 dollar Garmin on the dash and a shopping bag and purse in plain view below it in the first place.  I hated that thieves would prey upon a holiday of giving, and I hated that victims would act baffled and shocked that anyone would take advantage of the opportunity they presented to said more »