[Rick Lee]

Bah humbug! I hate X-mas anymore. It used to be really cool and I liked visiting my folks and seeing everyone. But shopping is hell and, as good as my family to me in the presents dept., I really wince at the emailed wish lists. Weekend shopping around NoVA is a nightmare and that's why I do EVERYTHING online now except for buying cards and wrapping paper. I swear, when I finally get a big house and start having my folks over for X-mas, I am going to have a make-it, bake-it, or we-won't-take-it Xmas. I'm sick fo all the commericialism. I'm not a religious person at all and I still can't stand it.

BTW, it's 10x worse in China. They're largely an atheist country and Xmas is bigger there than here because of sales. You'll see Xmas decorations up into February there.