A Modest Proposal: Holiday Reset

Every year around this time, I get very itchy about the false notes of consumerism and commercialization invading the holiday celebrations. I tried to address these issues in my two most recent Pacifica Tribune columns (see "Day of Discontent" items):

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Give me 12 Days of Christmas, ending with Epiphany. Why not!? Some people spend a lifetime seeking an epiphany. Why not have one every January 6?

Or Plan B: convert to Judaism, which celebrates Hannukah over eight giftable days.

Next year I plan to renounce the Madison Avenue one-day Christmas and go old school. Spread the cheer. Spread the word.

John Maybury, Editor & Publisher

Comments

[John Maybury]

Please note that in the item about transportation planning, the URL for Midcoast Community Council should have no hyphen. This error was due to a line break in the newspaper, which the software is supposed to prevent. Duh. To work properly, the URL should be midcoastcommunitycouncil.org, without a hyphen.

[Jay Bird]

Thanks -- I get all my news online so missed these columns. Awesome!!