How do I gracefully decline to Christmas?
I’m not a Christian, not religious of any stripe.
I’m not a materialist in terms of collecting lots of stuff.
I’m not trying to substitute some other celebration for the socially dominant fiasco.
I wouldn’t mind doing a Solstice celebration, but I’m not Pagan or Wiccan or whatever.
But I also don’t want to p!ss on anyone else’s parade.
I’m not a Grinch, not trying to spoil other people’s fun.
I’m not at war against Christmas, just a non-participant.
And calling me Scrooge really enrages me since I am very generous, year round, with giving appropriate gifts to people as warranted.
I basically just want to hibernate from about Halloween until New Year’s Eve.
But I can’t escape it.
If nothing else, the incessant musak just won’t stop.