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Christmas Tree 2006 Today we went and got our Christmas tree. We'd picked it out last week at Bear's Farm, and today we picked it up. I always feel a little guilty about killing a tree for the holiday; as I was adding water to it, the image crossed my mind of an alien species having X-mas human heads in buckets of nutrients, doomed to die after a month or two but adding a festive touch to their alien festivities. But the tree went up easily, it's one of the better-looking ones we've had, and while it was a bit arduous putting the lights on, I eventually got it done. (Note to self: put the lights on the tree before placing it in the corner.) Another random thought: I think I enjoyed Christmas more back when I was a christian. That's not at all surprising, of course.

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Christmas Tree 2006 Today we went and got our Christmas tree. We'd picked it out last week at Bear's Farm, and today we picked it up. I always feel a little guilty about killing a tree for the holiday; as I was adding water to it, the image crossed my mind of an alien species having X-mas human heads in buckets of nutrients, doomed to die after a month or two but adding a festive touch to their alien festivities. But the tree went up easily, it's one of the better-looking ones we've had, and while it was a bit arduous putting the lights on, I eventually got it done. (Note to self: put the lights on the tree before placing it in the corner.) Another random thought: I think I enjoyed Christmas more back when I was a christian. That's not at all surprising, of course.