Picket Fence Post

It’s the day before the day before Christmas. Stress levels are high, particularly if you’re waiting for packages to arrive. (One of my blogging peeps tweeted today that she was praying to the FedEx gods for their divine providence . . . and on-time package delivery.)

I went to a grocery store in my area today and it was filled with angry-looking people who didn’t respond when I, wearing my cheery Christmas Red Sox baseball cap, smiled at them in an attempt to spread a bit of holiday cheer. Scowling New Englanders, all.

Fear not my Picket Fence Post readers, it’s my job to provide you with a laugh to help you remember that the holidays will be over soon and that the kids should soon return to their garden variety surliness, not the hyper-strain of surliness brought on by the Christmas/Hanukkah season.

While perusing Entertainment Weekly’s Pop Watch blog today, I realized that I’d forgotten to give a nod to the great modern American holiday called Festivus, which is today.

Time for you and yours to gather ’round the celebratory metal Festivus pole, air grievances to your own set of Ungratefuls and have the Mom or Dad in the house to be challenged to the feats of strength.

Fun for the whole family. After that, Christmas will be a breeze.

Thank you Larry David for the gift of Festivus.