Holiday Blues

Waking up on a Monday morning with only 17 days until Christmas puts me into that panic situation again.  Then I realize that somehow everything will be done in time for the holiday and there is no reason to get excited.   Then I think about the billions of people around the world who have to worry about getting enough to eat today and all the anxiety about giving presents and entertaining people is put into perspective.  There are plenty of real problems like overpopulation, climate change, racism and inequality which need to be addressed.  As the countdown to Christmas continues, I will try to keep the real issues in the forefront of this little blog.  Meanwhile, it's time to get the snowblower ready for the first winter storm of the season.  This may be the NCR, but for the next few days it will seem more like the Arctic circle.