It’s That Special Time of the Year Again

By PatD, a Trail Mix Contributor

If it’s December 23rd you better watch out you’d better not cry, it’s Festivus!

The slogan of Festivus is “A Festivus for the rest of us!” The usual holiday tradition of a tree is manifested in an unadorned aluminum pole, which is in direct contrast to normal holiday materialism. Those attending Festivus may also participate in the “Airing of Grievances” which is an opportunity to tell others how they have disappointed you in the past year, followed by a Festivus dinner, and then completed by the “Feats of Strength” where the head of the household must be pinned.

All of these traditions are based upon the events in a Seinfeld episode. Strangely enough, our Festivus traditions also have roots that pre-date Seinfeld, as it began in the household of Dan O’Keefe, a television writer who is credited for writing the Seinfeld episode.

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37 thoughts on “It’s That Special Time of the Year Again”

  2. oh festivus, oh festivus,

    stress-less day for the rest of us

    a-luminum pole so plain and bright

    plan and rules for a family fight

    a cuisine of teevee fare

    and grievances in the air

     

  5. A beautiful morning glory here and I saw a falling star…a fitting start to Festivus!  Thank-you, patd and you, too, RR for tickling my funny bone (in a platonic way, too).

    We are all made of stars.  Clinging to science and humor, I found this gift satisfying on both sides of the equation.  And not for the faint of heart?  The gift of war.   2018…the year of our constitutional crisis and war with the ruskies.

  6. Low-key trump heads to M-A-L lair for a Merry Christmas.   Spotted in the news this week, a dust-up with AFP at the WH.  Meanwhile, the fbi interviews continue with many members of the AFP and both manafort and gates are still under house arrest.  AFP and gates.   The RNC is clearly involved with the AFP and that may be the real push back by repugs and congrussians to stop Moscow Mueller.

    from the article —

    Mr. Lewandowski aggressively criticized the Republican National Committee, as well as several White House departments, five people briefed on the discussion said. He told the president that his government staff and political advisers at the party committee were doing little to help him, three of the people briefed on the meeting said. He pointed to, among other thinned-out departments, the Office of Public Liaison.

    From memory, John DeStefano was moved to the the Office of Public Liaison…former data guy spawned from boehner…I wonder if he has been interviewed by the fbi.   trump’s close assistant was recently interviewed.  The repugs were behind the eight ball on the fbi agents removed in Mueller’s probe.  Those moves happened last summer and I linked a few liberal blogs wetting the bed over Strzok and Page and Boente.   Then it was forgotten.   Now the repugs are clinging to any story to bring down the house of Mueller.   Is trump on a short leash?

     

  7. For the lovers of the ruskie intrigue, I did link this site.  It is a treasure trove trolling of trump.

    The Committee to Investigate Russia is a nonprofit, non-partisan resource provided to help Americans recognize and understand the gravity of Russia’s continuing attacks on our democracy. All relevant information is aggregated in one place to provide context and allow users to see the full picture of what Russia has done and will continue to do unless we start paying closer attention.

  10. The second they move on Mueller, the indictments will be as snow flurries.

    yes, little man, go ahead and fire me……..

  13. Joan Walsh‏Verified account @joanwalsh 45m45 minutes ago
    So it’s true: after 12 years on MSNBC, six on contract, I learned Friday night they are not renewing. I’ve given my heart and soul to the network, from the George W. Bush years through today. I’m proud of the work I did.

    6:50 AM – 23 Dec 2017
    Yes, it’s Christmas weekend. I was baking pies with my daughter, who is home for the holidays, when I got the news. It didn’t feel too good. But all of your support helps, a lot. I’m grateful to the people who have fought for me.

    220 replies 337 retweets 1,978 likes
    Was there even an explanation? A statement? I’m sorry.

    2 replies 9 retweets 79 likes
    No. thanks, Aaron.

    5 replies 8 retweets 65 likes

  16. To each and every one of you for whom my stridency and insensitivity and closed ears have caused anger and disappointment and frustration, I beg your forgiveness; I will try to do better.
    Flatus Ohlfahrt

  20. We have two dogs that cannot be left alone so when we go out we either take Lloyd the Border Collie with us or leave him at a neighbor’s.  Sunday night we went to pick him up and it turned out Lloyd had left the neighbors and gone home where he let out our 15 yo welsh terrier who is a bit hard of seeing and hearing.  I slept with the door open (in other words didn’t sleep hoping to hear him)  As soon as it was light he turned up wet and muddy but seemed ok with his adventure.   There are coyotes and mountain lions in our neighborhood.  I still have not recovered —  I thought I was hallucinating when I saw him coming up the hill.
    Lloyd is the Eddie Haskell of dogs

  22. Ahhh, Coastie……..that brings some back…….at one time that was my actual name as I was the only Coastie in my Aviation Electronics class at a Naval training facility in Memphis……still in touch with a couple of the guys from back there who hardly know my real name……

  26. Sturg, I like Claxton, too. Let me wait a month or so when it’s 75% off and I’ll get a years worth for both of us, ok?

  29. And the good news is if one of em should fall down behind something and you find it in 6 or 7 years…..It’ll still be just as good……

  31. This song was posted on a local social network with a holiday greeting attached.

    As the individual doesn’t get irony I’m assuming he didn’t know the song,

    So is the proper greeting for the day, Happy Festivus  or  “FU, I don’t want to hear it.””

     

  32. Pick Flic

    Who is Joan Walsh? (Maybe that’s the problem?)

    Nothin’ better than a good fruitcake, but nothin’ worse than a bad one.

    Cranky Festivus to all

  34. Rand Paul airs grievances about Trump, Hillary and aliens in annual ‘Festivus’ tradition

    As he has done in years past, Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul on Saturday participated in a humorous “airing of grievances,” a practice popularized on the television show Seinfeld.

    Characters on Seinfeld celebrate the parody holiday “Festivus” by airing grievances with each other.

    For years, Paul has been tweeting his grievances, and on Saturday, he took aim at President Trump, former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and joked about a recently revealed Pentagon program to investigate UFOs at Harry Reid’s request.

    “You’re going to be saying #HappyFestivus again,” Paul tweeted Saturday, channeling Trump. “Believe me!”

    [….several rant tweets here….]

     

  35. Down to the last four minutes of my USF Bulls v Texas Tech in the Birmingham Bowl on ESPN. USF leads by 4 in a real Donnybrook.

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