Wednesday Vignette: I'm not ready!

There was a time in my life, not all that long ago, when I somehow managed to prepare for the year-end holiday season in advance even while working 60+ hour weeks.  I kept lists of gift ideas for reference.  I shopped for gifts - in real brick and mortar stores - and tucked them away when I found just the right items.  I hand-wrote letters to include in cards, which I dropped into postal boxes for delivery weeks ahead of time.  I even baked cookies.  (Well, to be honest that really was a long time ago.)  So, how does it happen that now, year after year, the holidays sneak up on me?  I wasn't prepared for Thanksgiving and I'm sure as heck not ready for Christmas.  But there's no hiding from the fact that it's coming...

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The second of these 2 trees of lights, erected on nearby properties, appeared last night to taunt me through the window of my home office

I hope you're more organized than I am.

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