Ho ho ho

It's almost Christmas time again, and frankly it's not a big deal. Right now, it's just an excuse for commercialism, and godamnit, how can you celebrate Christmas when there is no snow on the ground? Maybe it's fine for people in California or Florida, but this Canada. I don't know how other people do it in the warmer parts of the world, but here, having Christmas without snow is like having KFC without the special blend of herbs and spices. I mean , it's just not the same. It's unnatural. I think Christmas should be banned in places where there is no snow, or at least called something else, like Hanukkah.

Is it possible to not have a white Christmas in Edmonton? I doubt it, although it is unseasonably warm.

I still haven't put up my Christmas tree, it's been the same one used for the last 20 years. and it never gets old, it could probably last for another 100 years. Nothing like artificial trees , that don't lose needles like regular trees. I find I don't care much about buying Christmas presents. Maybe I have just become cynical.

I was thinking about my legacy, you know, what my contribution to the world is, and really, I haven't done much that is really memorable, stuff that would make people say, "Look, there goes the greatest man in the world." I was considering immortalizing myself in the Wikipedia, so people could know who I was, but then after doing some research, I guess creating an article about yourself is strongly discouraged. Supposedly, if you have contributed something meaningful. then someone else would have made an entry on your behalf. It's like giving yourself a nickname. Nicknames should only be given to you by other people. So, if anyone has anything worthwhile to write about me, do it.

Guess there is a consolation prize of sorts: Wikime, which is intended to be a name repository for the unfortunately obscure.