My Favorite Image

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 I always like the image of Santa lounging on a secluded beach smoking his pipe while wearing a red Speedo.  It is my favorite image of Santa.  He arrives at the beach a few days after Christmas and stays until around Easter.  In the Spring he heads back to the North Pole and readies himself for the next Christmas.  Some have said Santa has been spotted on various secluded beaches until August or September.  

How long he stays in the tropics is debatable, but no question what he does after Christmas is over.  Why I enjoy this image of Santa I’m not sure, but I think it’s how most feel when the holiday’s are over.  My wife enjoys the Christmas shopping for most everyone, but we always discuss what I want to get for others.  

I’ve become more of a Scrooge at Christmas not caring for decorating and putting up lights.  I complain, but do it for family.  Every year I fuss about getting out the decorations and things, but enjoy the Christmas atmosphere when the decorating is finished.  For me, it’s about the season.  It’s not as religious as it is in the Spring.  I get nostalgic about Santa Claus and reindeer.  

The religious is still there with the Hiky family and Angels, but still I blend it with the secular.  I don’t do that in the Spring.  But Christmas is always about family and gift giving.  But for Easter there are no gifts, Easter Bunny, or Easter eggs.  I still want to believe in Santa and his elves.  So, this is my thinking about the holiday season.  But I love images of Santa lounging on a secluded beach with his pipe when it’s all over.  

It’s how I feel after the holidays.  We’ll have a car after Christmas and maybe I’ll get to a beach with my pipe when it’s all over and the decorations are put away.  As for the red Speedo, probably not.  But the beach isn’t far by car.  Maybe I’ll get there this year.  We shall see,  but today it is my Stanwell pipe with Good Stuff Menthol and my coffee is Gevalia.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave

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