Christmas Eve Cheer!

Being a Jew is difficult right now. The office is pretty slow, but us Jews are here carrying the banner. That got me thinking, I should write a blog post about nothing. AND EVERYTHING

I'll start by saying that the blog might shut down for a few days. It'll be back up after New Years with a new name, a new focus, and probably a new look. I know that the swarms (thousands of people: White, Black, Muslim, Jew, Dog, Cat) will be awaiting its renewal. Just sit tight, don't freak out, and chillax.

Question of the day: "Mom, if Santa and Judah the Maccabee got in a fight, who would win?" Lisabu, please answer quickly.

The article linked above is odd. If the author wasn't named Lithwick, I might be offended. It includes gems like "the Grinch is a fundamentally Jewish show because the Grinch himself is a fundamentally Jewish character. I got one e-mail that concluded, 'Who is more of a Grinch than a grumpy old Jew?' And a Jew with a heart problem no less?" Also, apparently the Grinch "is the ultimate fantasy for a Jewish kid" with "Santa/tree/carols envy" because "Christmas, canceled."

It sounds to me like the author has Christian envy. Jeffrey Goldberg has this right. Most Jews don't care about Christmas. In fact, its just a day in the year (hence my being in the office on this slow day). (And this negates the fact that Hannukah is not an important holiday at all, inflated only so that Jewish kids can compare with their Christian counterparts.)

BUT THATS BESIDES THE POINT! I don't feel the need to define my December 25 in opposition to Christmas. In fact, i think that Christmas is an incredible holiday that often brings out the best in people. In that sense, its nice that secular Christmas is a default holiday for most Americans.

But all those thoughts aside, this is the oddest part of that Slate article linked above:

Jewish women who as children were whisked away to Jewish vacation resorts in Florida marry Jewish men who hung Hanukkah stockings next to a Hanukkah bush, alongside the plate of gefilte fish they'd left out for Santa.

...Ok. Tuki has a serious complaint. This post is too cohesive, not random enough. Wanna see some cute pictures of her? I don't care if you do or if you don't! I get to do whatever I want!


Hey guess what! I get to see these people tomorrow!

And this one soon!

Want to see a funny site? Its called Fuck you Penguin. It "tells cute animals whats what." Check it out.

Well thats enough for now. Peace out. Holiday cheer. Bring it on.