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I always hear people complaining about putting the Christmas tree up too early or taking it down too late in the season.  For me, there is relative indifference.  I went 3 years without putting up a Christmas tree at all.  Townhall meetings were held to discuss my crass insolence.  I also forgot to light 8 candles and failed to observe Dia de la Virgen de Guadalupe.  Eventually some overly distressed friends and family members with too much time on their hands decided to put up a Christmas tree for me.  It was a plastic tree that sat in a corner.  They even went the extra mile and decorated the tree for me.

Misguided angel

bright lights, garland, festive balls

a North Star shining

Of course, once the tree was up, it wasn’t a problem.  It sat in a corner minding its own business.  I’m a lazy chap so it sat there for 7 years running.  It saved me on both the effort of putting it up or taking it down.  I mocked detractors that didn’t celebrate Christmas in July like a normal American.

Swimming thru seasons

a 7 year Tannenbaum

in plastic glory

Of course, eventually I needed to move so down came the plastic tree.  I was too lazy to pack it so into the trash heap it went.  Now I have no tree again.  Other than a Homer Simpson Santa and an Elfin Bart that sit in windows year round , I have no décor up at all.  It’s now my third Christmas season with no tree.  Unless some buttinskis decide to take action, I’ll retain my lack of decoration.  I need the floor space for books anyway.  There’s a row of firs in a neighbors yard about 50 yards from my living room bedroom.  That’s good enough for me.

Never needed much

No fancy décor needed

all the same for me