Here Comes Santa Claus
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One song makes you stronger
And one song makes you small. . .
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are my Gym days. I usually go at around noon since it’s much less crowded and perhaps because many people are out of town for the holiday, it’s nearly empty today. The fellow who mans the front desk has put on oldies and as I work the arm curl machine I’m listening to One Fine Day by The Chiffons. Except for the fact that it isn’t, it is still the Summer of ’63 and my heart is singing along. I feel strong.
But not for long. It’s not nearly 19 anything and it’s 1 day before Christmas and it’s hot and steamy and drizzly South Florida and some old (no older than me) guy, who just turned on Fox News on two of the five screens calls out “Let’s hear some Christmas music – IT’S CHRISSSSMUS, the S drew out like a snake’s hiss.
Lifting weights to music is a real boost and it’s a known fact that ZZ Top makes you stronger. But Here Comes Santa Claus? Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas? Christmas Kitch and Commerce killed Christmas, not the Democrats. And yeah, that old Jerk in plaid shorts on the rowing machine.
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Hey, my get to working out music is Queen and Black Sabbath. I know, I know I am a weirdo. I have been listening to some Xmas crap this year too. Mariah Carey’s Xmas song All I Want for Xmas is You. AYUP uncool af, I am okay with that due to reasons you will soon see, also too Wham and their Xmas song Last Xmas. I did get turned on to a UK staple by one of the few peeps I talk to on these here internet thingies. Merry Christmas Everybody by a band called Slade. Only because I have been forced to, due to my best friend staying with me till his condo goes through a full remodel. Never tell your friends oh hey, you can always come here to stay for a while till they finish. You will end up wanting to beat them to death with their own arms because they are messy. Where you are a very need to know where everything is person, to the point of full blown OCD. Watching the good Xmas movies also, like Die Hard. Before anything is said, it IS a Xmas movie and should you disagree please keep that to yourself 🙂
“Die Hard” is indeed a Christmas staple just as much as “Its a Wonderful Life” is. Bruce Willis is no Jimmy Stewart but neither is the kid in “A Christmas Story” or “Home Alone”. Besides buying kids B B guns probably started the school shootings and forgetting your kid on Christmas probably led to child abandonment. I mean, Christmas has become all about violence anyway, Right? right!
See, you get me Bill. I’m doing less than nothing right now. I will go to the firehouse later, to see Ty and bring goodies I made. Now when I say I made, I really mean I went to the grocery store and purchased them. Technically I am not lying because I made the money and made putting gas in my car a priority yesterday. So my money made these things happen to allow me to “make” baked goods. The End 😉
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Yeah, nothing says oh holy night like trampling someone to death to get their annual TV deal. I refuse to get pulled into the frenzy of overspending, maxing out cards, etc. I do get everyone a gift and give each one a little money. I help out my family all year round. They know I love them all and will always have their backs. When people ask what I got for Christmas, I’m like uh, are we pirates discussing our haul? I tell my young and struggling grands to make me a cool card and come see me. Spend some time with me. Share a meal. That’s what I want as often as they can spare the time. I have enough stuff. I keep getting rid of stuff to simplify my life.
I get sappy and like to watch old movies and sometimes have a good cry. I like to see light displays and listen to actual Christmas carols. I like the idea of promoting peace on earth, good will towards others. Not that it lasts long but to at least try every year gives me a little shred of hope.
As for the gym, I can’t see Jingle Bells pumping anyone up.
My friends and I have actually stopped giving each other gifts. We do Secret Santa under $100 and what we would typically spend on each other, we pool the money, pick a name and that person gets to choose the charity of their choice to donate to them. Get your name pulled 2 years in a row, we put it back and choose another.