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Fucking holidays. I get it. I really do. And it really is nice to have time in the year when everyone is in a good mood. But, really, is everyone in a good mood, or are most of us just putting on a happier face? (That's a genuine question that we'll never know the answer to, because if you're just putting on a happier face, copping to it would defeat the purpose.) Even if everyone truly is in a better mood, why can't we all just be a little bit nicer to one another all year long? And why does it have to cost money for everyone to be in a good mood?

Why do so many of us need an excuse to treat people respectfully?

I understand the spirit of it. I really do. I just can't help but feel that somewhere, in all of the smiles and glee, we're all getting ripped off. And I'm not just talking about the amount of money we have to spend on buying gifts (though that certainly plays into it). No, no. I'm talking about some big Rip-Off Of The Soul at work here. The grandest illusion of them all (short of Christianity, perhaps). And it sort of breaks my heart.

Why do you think suicides go up around Christmas time? They're taking all of our goddamned souls, to remind us that we'll never be good enough.

I get it. I really do. I just can't get behind it. Fucking holidays.