The holiday hum bugs…

It’s great getting ready for the season. Some people just can’t get enough of the “good” feelings that mount with the approach of the Yule Tide season. There are a ton of things to do decorations, a tree search, present for people that you had no idea of what the want of really need. Most of the time it’s a hug, slap on the back and in many a case a kick in the ass.

The older I get the more wonder I have lost in the season, it’s only when I get back to the basics do I feel some type of warmth. No, this is not negative… it is what it’s all about, a simple look at the season.

There are many ways you can take the Christmas season - ho, ho ho with brandy Alexander, spiritual zeal or a hard line approach, attending church three times daily To some, they look the other way- no cards in the mail, no thoughts of others, the Scrooge tin type., hum bug!

Well, I was taught moderation… you only have 6 high balls before having a night cap prior to hanging the stocking, you pass out without a thought of the ghost of Christmas pass. Then Christmas AM you stuff the bird pop it in the oven then only have a modest breakfast, flapjacks, bacon, sausage, and half a dozen “fried” eggs. Then to the presents and a short nap before killing off the bird. This truly is an old fashioned Iowa Christmas which in some form has been imported back into other parts of the country via Chicago, Milwaukee, and parts east and west… Finally my present to you this season… a tip…try baking soda (half a teaspoon in a glass of water prior to bird time)