I always enjoy the Thanksgiving leftovers more than the original meal for some reason. I think it just tastes better after spending the night in the fridge. I just finished my dinner consisting of said leftovers. I even gave Socrates a piece of turkey which he really seemed to enjoy.I don't make a habit of feeding him people food as I don't want him spoiled for the more nutritious cat food. But I don't suppose a little treat once in a while will do any harm.
We're spending a nice relaxing evening chilling out in front of the boob tube and surfing the net. This time of year a lot of people are busy with the normal holiday activities such as parties, shopping, and decorating for the season. Some of us just sit at home enjoying the peace and quiet of solitude while refusing to be dragged into the commercial mentality that is the Holiday Season.
Humbug? Not at all. I really enjoy the holiday season, just not the commercial orientation that goes with it these days. When the stores replace the Halloween candy with Christmas candy at the same time they're stocking Thanksgiving turkeys and cranberry sauce I feel they're pushing things just a bit too much. Today is the day after thanksgiving and people are decorating for Christmas (my mother included). I even saw a Christmas tree stand set up today. I think if one is going to put up a live tree they should wait a while yet. It'll likely be dried out and brown and/or burn their house down long before Christmas arrives.
I think the reason that people kill themselves over the holidays isn't because of depression, loneliness, or anything like that. I think it's simply because they can't bear the thought of the Christmas season starting on July 5th next year.