The little birds are back….the feeder filled and winter while delaying its inevitable arrival promises us daily of its presence whether real or imagined….like the birds feasting on the seeds, the squirrels in the tree’s scurrying from one branch to another…they know that only too soon, cold and snow will dominate the landscape forcing them to alter their habits…but not til after Christmas they are saying….Good for us….

I’ve never been much in tune with the “White Christmas Community”….an odd saying don’t you think?  (I’ll take 60 degrees and no snow anytime)  Everyone, everything and every viewpoint is now expressed as a “community”…. like somehow if they belong to a community, they have a voice..a political power base from which they can advance their views and ideas….

Well, the “hungry bird” community is quite active this morning ….and the “squirrel community” is very unhappy because try as they might, they can’t get to the bird feeder….one just tried a suicide dive from the top of the deck and missed it totally…another keeps climbing up my window screen to the top of my smoker estimating the 8 foot jump then realizing he’d never make it…climbs back down to face his seedless fate…..

The “Green Bay Packer” community is in a snit over their teams loss…but the “Minnesota Vikings” community realizing how inept their team is, is relishing in the recent misfortune of the “greatest of all time football community”….that’s a different community that the aforementioned Packers..because the debate over who is the greatest of all time is still up in the air……although not if you ask the aforementioned “Packer Community”…they already know they are….

Today, is my get everything done before the big holiday day…so i’ll be joining the “last minute shopping community”… actually, I’m a charter member putting off this task each and every year till the last minute….

A nice week planned, with the Mrs and I invited to a dinner on Wednesday night..company guy visit tomorrow……two actually….and Friday, much to the chagrin of “Idea Guy” and probably “Good Guy” too…we’ll let the folks go home a little early…..I’m also in the “spoil the staff rotten community”….

I’m anxious for 2012 already….. I get this way every year at this time…..as I grow tired of all the festivities and plans for more festivities…and then plans for all the post festivities things to do…..I look forward to getting my taxes done….and starting the year with a new slate….clean and shiny….fresh and new…(I’m also a founding member of the clean slate community)…. this group of optimists feels that the new time period is a new opportunity to improve, change old habits..and start fresh…. and maybe, just maybe I can rejoin the “healthy old guy community”..I’ve sure had enough of doctors this past year….

I would be less than honest tho if I didn’t admit that I’m looking forward to the family gathering that will take place on Saturday night…. Crown Roast tradition in tact…..and a simpler less frantic Christmas Eve….with the family…..then a peaceful, quiet Christmas day with the Mrs…and Lily…..

Oh…then I’m going to join the “vacation community” for a few days between Christmas and New Years….recharge…reinvigorate…rededicate and find my motivation…….

I think i’ll do it alone…..and leave all these “communities” to themselves…I don’t need a voice…just a break…..