Thursday, December 25, 2008

Tis' the season...

...for Christmas tidings and food and family and presents and joy.

Until somebody decides to play spoiler.

Out of all the millions of people in the world celebrating this time of togetherness and family there's always one, always the one person out there who is just dead set on bringing everybody down. I like to call this person the "downer."

I had a run in with a "downer", earlier today. A member of my family, and for personal reasons I will not give the exact detals.

But in general, have you ever known a person so low enough, to have the gall to make decisions that inevitably hurt other family members on a day like Christmas?

On a bigger scale, today in Covina, California, a man dressed as Santa who had been having marital problems opened fire at a Christmas party, leaving more than three people dead in a home that then caught fire.

Seriously? I think this idiot was guilty of having a little more than marital problems. But, this man's troubles eventually spread and affected many more people and loved ones than himself.

Know a downer? Grind it, and let's see.

Mike Tobias, The Port Arthur News
mtobias@panews.com
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