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[tvordlj]

wyndancyr are we still meeting after work? 4:15 on the corner spring Garden and South Park?

Someone remarked to me yesterday that i should get a job in Quality Control for Microsoft because i seem to have an inherent talent for finding bugs in applications (or, it's more likely, they find me!) and some really weird-ass shit too! Just finished wrestling with a Crystal report that was doing bizarre things, even with the help of the expert, neither one of us could figure out what to do with the report other than bring in the exorcist. Solved the problem by rebuilding the offending bit from scratch (which i'm sure i had done before but there were other things that i didn't have right with it at the time that i added in this morning.)

The City gave the top job out yesterday to the man that was the Deputy CAO. I figure they wanted to give it to him all along but had to be seen to open the job up to anyone who wanted to apply. They posted the job in the national newspapers, too and ended up giving it to the guy that was doing the job as "Acting CAO" for the past 2 months. *hrmph* politics... and don't get me started on that subject.

Then there's the "Holiday Tree" that Nova Scotia sends to the city of Boston every year. Well that's what it is this year, but before that it was the Christmas Tree. Halifax sends it in thanks to the city of Boston for the help they sent immediately after the Halifax Explosion in 1917. The grower of the tree is highly annoyed that Boston is referring it to the politically correct Holiday Tree and says if you're going to call it that, you might as well put it up for Easter! I happen to agree with him.

Christmas is becoming generified, politically correct to include everyone. Well, then, i think Hannakuh, Kwanzaa, Ramadan and Eid should be renamed as well to include everyone. But they won't, will they? And as for this "holiday" business... well you wouldn't have all this holiday and celebrations and closing of all businesses on December 25 if there wasn't Christmas in the first place. The parades still have Santa Clause at the end and that's the man that is another version of ... Father Christmas...NOT Father Holiday!!! Christmas Carols that are religious are shunned for the more generic Winter Seasonal songs like Let It Snow and Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire (which, btw, i really like along with Silver Bells and i feel a poll coming on).

I repeat, if there wasn't Christmas and centuries of celebrating it, there wouldn't be all this giving and hooha in the first place. If you're going to make it a generic winter holiday, nobody gets to buy presents, nobody gets to have a big dinner on Dec. 25, nobody gets to sing songs and go to parades and nobody gets a day off. Nobody. This and most western countries are still predominantly Christian even though lots of other cultures are increasing due to immigration and more power to them i say. But if i moved to a Muslim country i bet i wouldn't get Christmas Day off. I bet businesses are still open. I bet they wouldn't be renaming their important festivals and celebrations to include everyone. No they would not.

End of rant. Back to your regularly scheduled program.

Comments

[trixiedelarue.livejournal.com]

Grrrrr don't get me started on the "holiday" thing one of the councils has decided it is offensive to muslims to call the lights Christmas lights so they are calling them Celebrity lights. another one (council) in scotland decided they couldnt sell specially made tapes of christmas carols fo charity because it would offend muslim children (who the money was for. I don't complain at Diwalli or Ramadan grrrrrrrr
I could say more but it just makes me MAD
hehehe

[zoo-music-girl.livejournal.com]

They were celebrating Xmas in Muslim Balik Papan, Indonesia, when my parents lived there. Only the Western companies took a holiday though, everywhere else seemed to just see it as an excuse to put up lots of decorations!

[tvor.livejournal.com]

Yes. I would imagine most countries, even if not Christian as a majority, would still have some celebrations for the people that do celebrate it. Just like you see some decorations around in December that reflect Hannakah as well as Christmas. There's no reason each can't be celebrated and other faiths can join in if they want or not. If you go to live in a country where there is a celebration that's been a tradition for centuries, why should you expect *them* to change it for you? *shakes head*

[tammihayne.livejournal.com]

But of course :)
I'll be there with bells on.

[tvor.livejournal.com]

Literally? :))))

[rockiesgirl.livejournal.com]

Tvor, we could have a month long rant over this topic. I agree with you fully! When I can vote you in as Ms. Prime Minister(ess)?

[gramie-dee.livejournal.com]

Well spoken sweetie. Political Correctness has swerved way out of control.

[lola-is-naughty.livejournal.com]

I couldn't agree more with you on this HOLIDAY shit. I won't candy coat it otherwise. I'll take it one step further...at Amex years ago, we weren't allow to have any Easter celebrations, because not everyone celebrated Easter. We had to call it Spring Festival although we still put out the easter eggs and bunny rabbits.

[tvor.livejournal.com]

yeah, that too. :( It's so hypocritical, they decorate and have holidays off but they wouldn't have it if it weren't for the Christian celebration in the first place.

[psychfringe.livejournal.com]

^5 that , sister

[tvor.livejournal.com]

^5 woot! :)