'Tis the Season!
I do believe it's the earliest I've ever been asked the question: "Are you ready for the holidays?" The person who asked me that question today was a very nice cashier at the nearby grocery store, and she admitted that she was confusing herself by asking. There was a Salvation Army bell ringer outside (earlier than I have remembered a Salvation Army bell ringer) and she said, "The bell ringer is making me panic. It's making me think I should be doing more than I am to get ready for the holidays." Then she said, "Last night, after work, I got home and my daughter was playing Christmas music. I said, 'No! Too early!'" Did the Salvation Army bell ringer think he was on duty too early? When I dropped in my contribution he said, "Thank you! Happy Thanksgiving!" I'm so old I remember when Salvation Army bell ringers went on duty after Thanksgiving, and they would say, "Merry Christmas!" (Yes, Salvation Army v