Well that wonderful time of year which never really is so wonderful has finished once again. Or at least we are into the second half of it past the gift giving and complaining and the usual Christmas tantrum past that to New Years Eve. Thank goodness. Although I do love the Christmas tree. It is lit now and I stop writing and take a look at it. Meanwhile the New Years Eve bombs go off on the street.
The way it works around here is the daughters write to Santa in December what they want and leave the note on the windowsill. Santa takes the note off the sill in the night and fulfills or does not fulfill her wishes. My younger daughter always asks for a bunch of stuff most of which I can fulfill. And she always asks for the usual collection of fruits: grapefruits, oranges, and lemons and any other fruits. That is nice. Santa can get together a big box, it looks good under the christmas tree, which is filled with good fruits.
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My other daughter usually asks for a number of high ticket things which if we manage one it might be a small class miracle. And I am not talking about wishes for world peace either. She usually asks for bicycles and ponies, and now for skiis, a snow board and on and on.
But this year she asked for just one thing from Santa: a Nintendo Switch. Just that. OMFG.
See, if you have been following me over the year or two during the pandemic, I have been complaining every so often every third or fourth post about my daughters watching time on her telephone. Or rather her over watching time. First it was her playing too much DURING school and not even paying attention during school in progress. Well it wasnt stated explicitly in that post maybe but duing that time I was very frustrated with their "combination" of playing on their gadget at the same time school was in progress. And then about Steve Jobs and in general how iphones SUCK.
Life used to be good before Iphones and general smart phones took over the world. Now the world just plain sucks. Oh and what about playing time on phones? Now that is racheted up and encouraged by Roblox (tm or C or whatever) to block up as many daily hours of your loved ones starting from the age of five. 2.56 hours on Roblox, an hour or two on tv, maybe more, AND or while doing both, listening to the radio on the phone, but extra time too... say 6 hours a day looking at that demon dingy gadget. That just is disgusting.
Life used to be good before Iphones and general smart phones took over the world. Now the world just plain sucks. Oh and what about playing time on phones? Now that is racheted up and encouraged by Roblox (tm or C or whatever) to block up as many daily hours of your loved ones starting from the age of five. 2.56 hours on Roblox, an hour or two on tv, maybe more, AND or while doing both, listening to the radio on the phone, but extra time too... say 6 hours a day looking at that demon dingy gadget. That just is disgusting.
So now, picture it, fathom it, get your mind around this!: my daughter is going to ask Santa for a box so she can spend another 2 to three hours watching and playing on the screen??? And that is the one thing she asked Santa to get!??
Well, I am sorry Santa but if you come around here showing your face with that Nintendo Switch my daughter asked for, or with any playstation or xbox or by any other name, the cookies and the milk will not be on the table, nor carrots for the reindeer, not even a pick me up for Rudolf's nose. Santa dearie, you will NOT BE ALLOWED AROUND HERE NO MO'
Well as it was my daughter did not get the nintendo or any other brand. She DID get this good quality speaker (I dont want to say the brand because I dont do any brand promoting, but brand demoting, no problem) which can hook up to your cell phone and play your music through a quality speaker. It cost a pretty penny but .. it was okayed by me.
As a result, Santa is not on my shitlist. He is welcome here next year
Happy new year to everybody and a better year to come for 2022. In my next blog I will be telling you how I know it is getting back to normal.
Just finished reading this ridiculously long, overly long book by Tomas Pynchon. Now I have read three of his books. Although sometimes I think I read one three times. And I was listening to a lot of music, including this old CD I want to sell.
