BAH HUM JOY

Well tis the season as they say. But not sure this means we have to smile all the time. Lord knows they make every effort to try and make us smile.

Might be a good thing in some places. Personally, I prefer the real thing. Not some artificial cheer.

What is gained from all this silliness of forcing some lame idea of cheer on a person is beyond me. But that is what happens.

Yeah, we all get intimidated by all the holiday stuff. And then come the songs, the food and all the sappy things we are suppose to like.

Does it really work? Well must for some because they keep doing it. Which I don’t personally enjoy.

Not that it will change much. But that is an aspect I am working to change. Slowly to be sure, but change just the same.

Yeah, I think Scrooge got a bad rap. He was the victim of stereotyping. Naturally you know the poor handicapped kid gets all the sympathy.

And poor old Ebenezer is the one who gets forced to change. Yeah, what happen to the bit about respecting your elders?

Why I wouldn’t be surprised if some servant plotting the whole deal. Slipped some drug into his soup.

A little induced suggestion of ghosts and before you know it old Scrooge is talking to the wall and having hallucinations. What a great con job.

Yeah, I think they did a great successful ploy. Got him to part with some of his money and then left him convinced all would get better.

Course we only see part of the story. The part that says, it had a happy ending for the kid and his dad.

As for Scrooge, well we never are told if he ever found out he had been con. Heck he was so old they probably just snuck in past him.

It is the part they don’t talk about. In a way it is another of those share the wealth deals. So very skillfully done.

Always got to love when that happens. Might be fantasy, but as long as somebody enjoys it great.

I’ll just hope next time I get to be the kid and get all the stuff.