As I have said before I do not go to locations to shop at holiday time.  The combination of assholes and holiday music is more than I can bear, and well with my sanity perpetually hanging by a thread, it’s just not a good idea.  I was proven right today, sadly, as up in New York, a Walmart employee was trampled to death (allegedly) by a mob of riotous shoppers.  And when the shoppers were asked to vacate the store, as someone had been killed, many refused.  Nice.  Then out in California, 2 people were shot and killed in a Toys r Us.  My God.  Are we all so angry and selfish that we are willing to stampede to get a deal in WalMart?  Seriously, what are these people going to tell the recipients of these gifts.  “Hey man, I stepped over a dead guy for this.”   This shit pisses me off, not only because of it’s blatant asshole-ness, but also it continues to ruin my idea of the holidays.  There is no more holiday cheer, no more good will toward man, in fact as Christmas gets closer and closer, people get angrier and more selfish.  It disgusts me, so much so that I even entertained the idea of going without a tree and decorations this year…basically having an Un-Christmas, but my 4-year old wouldn’t understand, so tomorrow we’re off to chop down the tree, and try to cross a busy street to do so, where the motorists are too selfish and caught up in their own bullshit to stop and allow people to cross, and even try to run down the crossing guard dressed as Santa, all to get to the WalMart before anyone else, and maybe get the opportunity to try and trample another poor soul just trying to make a living.