ComEnts

Ah Christmas.. A time when folks of all races, religions, personality disorders and political leanings can all be squeezed for a little more of their hard-earned cash. Not once have I heard any mention of the real meaning of Christmas this year, nary so much as a Nativity play. Still, it's not as bad as it was a few years ago when Heelas, etc. would start putting up their Christmas displays in September. Ah well, I'm off to my first Christmas dinner tonight with some of my closest and drunkest friends, where we shall eat, drink, laugh and make merry before descending into blurry pools of alcoholic excess. I wish I could say something like "We will be donating gifts to the poor, feeding the homeless and praying for world peace", but that ain't going to happen. That's not to say that I don’t recognise those things as being among the greatest things that anyone can do at this time of year, I just don’t believe in beating myself up for under-achieving. One can only try as hard as one can without alienating one's friends and peers. I've no inclination to be the new Cliff Richard, but at the same time if you can’t stick up for what you believe in then you are well and truly fucked.