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70 days until Christmas.
Couldn't find a clip, but the best Christmas tree-decorating scene in a movie is in "The Bishop's Wife" when Cary Grant uses his angel powers to decorate with just a sweep of his hands and the tree goes from bare to beautifully decorated in seconds. I think about that scene every year when we decorate ours.
Probably faster than we go from this
to this
For two or three years a while ago, the "hot" decorating idea in some of the affluent neighborhoods here was to hire a company to decorate your house for you; apparently, part of the deal was that those companies were allowed to post signs in the front yards to advertise their services. On one of the McMansions these "designer" decorations consisted of nothing more than vertical strings of white lights that ran up the front of the building to the roof, then up the roof to the peak, spaced about 18"-24" apart. Yep, illuminated white stripes. How Christmassy! Upon seeing this, my wife and I came to the same conclusion--if the homeowners gave that company more than a case of beer for their services, they overpaid....And that pattern holds up unto the McMansions, which tend to have none or tastefully nice ones or full extravaganzas (which only differ from the full extravaganzas of the modest homes in scale and the intricacy of some of the light displays / nativity scenes). Also, more of the McMansions relative to the modest homes will have whatever is the current "hot" decorating item (like when the ice crystals were big several years back)...
Ma was not a particular fan of Christmas -- it was always a time of particularly high stress for everyone, and she was of the opinion that the sooner it was over the better. I think my own utter ambivalence about the holiday stems directly from that.
We still have one in the lobby area of our local post office. Whether or not it's properly maintained, I have no idea; I rarely see anyone use it.I was in a post office today, and in need of a stamp, but the office was closed, and it occurred to me that it has been years since I've seen a stamp vending machine.
I was in a post office today, and in need of a stamp, but the office was closed, and it occurred to me that it has been years since I've seen a stamp vending machine.
I was in a post office today, and in need of a stamp, but the office was closed, and it occurred to me that it has been years since I've seen a stamp vending machine.
^ Two words: "Button fly".