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Christmasizing Easter; Bah humbug!

Every year, it seems, they are turning Easter more and more into Christmas.
I don’t exactly know who “they� are, but I can feel their hand on my billfold.

Since Americans spend around $154 billion celebrating the birth of their Lord and Savior, surely they won’t mind forking over only $14 billion or so to celebrate his resurrection.

And if mom and dad will put 50 or 100 bucks on their credit card to get those precious photos of Junior sitting in Santa Claus’ lap -- well, they just have to buy the matching set with their kid with the Easter bunny.
How long ago has this creepy rabbit been hanging around the mall?
What’s next -- the devil himself on Halloween?
A big turkey for Thanksgiving?
If mom and dad will buy pictures of Junior sitting in the lap of a wineo dressed up in a rabbit costume, they will also buy Satan and Tom Turkey.

I saw they were selling Easter cards at the drug store.
Never have I sent anyone an Easter card. So don’t be hurt if you didn’t get one from me this year.

How long will it be before people wise up and start celebrating Easter Eve?
Christmas Eve was a good idea for getting another day off from work. And you might have noticed that some are now asking for Christmas Eve Eve off. They need that extra day to get ready for Christmas Eve.

Can I say Bah Humbug to Easter?
I don’t know for sure what a Humbug is, but I still think I will “bah� it.

I went to church on Easter Sunday and saw people I never have seen there before.
Maybe churches should put a non-member cover charge on Easter and Christmas. And also charge for parking.

I went to church -- as usual -- yesterday.
I prayed and thanked God for loving me, dying for all my sins and coming out of that grave so that I can live forever.
My preacher acknowledged it was Easter, but he didn’t preach any special “up from the grave, he arose� kind of sermon.
That was probably different from your church, but I kinda like being different.

I had a chance to attend a big family get-together later in the day, but passed.
Instead I ate lunch at P-3with the wife and went home and watched the Masters.

Today we will take down our Easter tree.
(Just kidding!)

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