tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578125528475198742.post4685865320779764648..comments2023-05-11T03:06:59.054-07:00Comments on The Well Run Dry: A Yuletide RuminationTH in SoChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00483293929968668475noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578125528475198742.post-5245054521413623472011-12-25T14:12:55.831-08:002011-12-25T14:12:55.831-08:00"Beat a mermaid to death"? Ouch! ;)
Th..."Beat a mermaid to death"? Ouch! ;)<br /><br />Thanks for a fresh perspective from another country.TH in SoChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00483293929968668475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7578125528475198742.post-36347712540940658092011-12-23T20:51:49.422-08:002011-12-23T20:51:49.422-08:00This year, I am enjoying Christmas with my mexican...This year, I am enjoying Christmas with my mexican relatives in oaxaca. Mexico has not yet traveled as far down the path of Christmas consumerism as the states have; Christmas still revolves around mass (for the religious) and food and family. The most consumerist tradition is the piñata - which is pretty cool, even though it does seem to promote rapacious greed and violence! My kids just beat a mermaid to death with a stick. Even though I am out of the country for the holidays, I still feel<br />Bound to buy gifts for everyone back home. They will be giving me gifts, and I can't bring myself to accept without giving.Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358194304460170717noreply@blogger.com