12.21.2008

Have a holly, jolly Christmas

It's no surprise that I'm not a fan of Christmas music. In fact, mere minutes of it trigger my homicidal reflex. (This probably stemmed from working retail in high school; the Gap's 45-minute loop of poppy Christmas songs is something from which I may never recover.)

But just when I thought I couldn't get more cynical, I stumbled upon this article about the secularization of Christmas through Christmas music.

Another interesting thought about the great American gift card exchange.

Happy Festivus.

12.19.2008

Why speling is impotent

In an email from a student explaining why he missed my office hours today:

Sorry...I got raped up in my take home philosophy final.

That really shouldn't be as funny as it is.