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When Should Christmas Season Start?
Just a Bit Outside began tonight's show with a rousing debate: What should be the official start date of the Christmas season?
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Seasonal Depression
Despite what their neighbors may tell you, there ARE warning signs that a person may be a sociopath. Cruetly to animals, lack of empathy, love of the show "Mad About You"...all of these things can be warning alarms that someone might end up with a family in their freezer. But there is another sign that no one talks about. A sign that only shows itself this time of year. What is it, you may ask? Come with me and I'll you.
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The Great Christmas Music Debate
Traditionally, the period post-Thanksgiving up until December 25th, our country goes into pure Christmas overdrive. In the past few years, it appears that we've begun Christmas Overdrive in August, but that is another debate for another day. No no, this blog is about the enduring debate that has raged on from the beginning of time: To carol or not to carol?
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RIP My Faith in Humanity 1986-2011
Even if you live under a rock (its time to stop disrespecting our below surface dwelling brethren), you know this Friday was BLACK FRIDAY!!! What you also know is that this year, many major stores technically opened Thanksgiving Night (no one considers midnight the start of the next morning. So stop condescendingly correcting people to that end.) What you may not know is that on Thanksgiving Night 2011, a big piece of me died.