And it's time once again for my annual Christmas rant. You can review my past rants here and here , which are of course just as relevant this year as they were when they were written! This year has of course been slightly different in two respects, one, the arrival of my daughter (which has had less of an impact on the holiday season than you would imagine) and two, the cancelling of our cable earlier this year. The lack of cable proved to be significant in this respect... namely, it has cut us off almost entirely from the media, which at this time of year, goes into a nitro fueled holiday frenzy. In the lead up to Christmas, I'm finding that without the usual advertising* and holiday specials being beamed into our home on a nightly basis (and my brain's ability to go into "screen-saver" mode at the first hint of an advertisement), plus with my exposure to shops** being extremely limited, Christmas has really just sort of sneaked up on us this year. It...
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