Extracurriculars » festivus http://www.wendyparker.org Discoveries, rants and comfort-food cravings of a sports omnivore Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:42:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 From the rest of us, have one hell of a Festivus http://www.wendyparker.org/2012/12/from-the-rest-of-us-have-one-hell-of-a-festivus/ http://www.wendyparker.org/2012/12/from-the-rest-of-us-have-one-hell-of-a-festivus/#comments Sun, 23 Dec 2012 12:55:55 +0000 Wendy Parker http://www.wendyparker.org/?p=5706

On behalf of my fellow heathen secularists, we’re taking this day to indulge in our annual Airing of the Grievances.

Enjoy!

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I lost my Christian faith a long time ago, and detest the holiday shopping frenzy that turns many decent, intelligent Americans into Pavlovian dogs.

But I try not to take all this too seriously as the day that secular humanists like me dread the most. I’m not an “avid atheist,” just a doubter trying to understand the appeal of religious tradition that many find comforting.

So while I “mark” Festivus by carrying on with my usual routine of writing, Tweeting and media saturation (no Airing of the Grievances here), I’ll let George Costanza and friends have the appropriate fun with all this.

Happy Holidays, no matter how you’re observing. And even if you’re not.

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