Bah humbug

December 17, 2003

Two co-workers pass in the office halls. One asks the other, with a smile: “Are you planning on doing anything for the holidays?”

“It’s already the holidays,” he mutters.

“No it’s not,” she responds. “It begins next week.”

“Yes it is,” he says dryly. “It’s been–”

She catches on before he can finish. “Well, I guess it depends which holidays you’re talking about.”

“It doesn’t matter,” he says. “I’m not planning to do anything.”

 


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    I look on the bright side.
    I take photos. Lots of photos.
    I wish on stars and on websites.


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    I launched, then relaunched, an online magazine.
    I admitted to several embarrassing crushes.
    I consumed more bacon than any human should and lived to tell the tales.






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