Dport
12-18-06, 14:25
A little change of pace here. Not in anyway gun-related.
Last Friday I finally found time to get my Christmas tree. Three graduate level courses and a full time job don't give me much time to do the normal living life stuff, like shooting, going to the movies, getting a Christmas tree, etc.
Saturday the tree is sitting in the living room. The wife is at work. So I decide to string the lights. This is the one part of Christmas tree decorating that ALWAYS leads to arguments in the dport household. So much so we bought an artificial tree with lights already installed. I figured doing this while she was at work was the smart move.
So instead of breaking out the regular C9 multicolored lights that have the multi-function control box, and trying to put enough lights on the tree to warn away wayward mariners, I got the C7 lights out. No multi-function control box, no random twinkle, no chasers, no fades, just 50 bulbs constant on.
These aren't as large as the lights I remember at grandma's house years and years ago, but they aren't those wussy little lights either. (Boy do they generate HEAT!) It had been a long time since I had to switch out bulbs in order not to have too many reds or greens in one area.
So what's my point? No point really. Sometimes, when life is really hectic, it's just nice to do something simple like string lights on a Christmas tree and get back to the basics.
When your out and about this holiday season and you're bustling from one store to the next or trying to spend equal amounts of time with the various members of the family and you're getting stressed over the holiday season, remember to stand back, doing something simple, get back to basics, and enjoy the underlying simplicity of the holiday season.
Last Friday I finally found time to get my Christmas tree. Three graduate level courses and a full time job don't give me much time to do the normal living life stuff, like shooting, going to the movies, getting a Christmas tree, etc.
Saturday the tree is sitting in the living room. The wife is at work. So I decide to string the lights. This is the one part of Christmas tree decorating that ALWAYS leads to arguments in the dport household. So much so we bought an artificial tree with lights already installed. I figured doing this while she was at work was the smart move.
So instead of breaking out the regular C9 multicolored lights that have the multi-function control box, and trying to put enough lights on the tree to warn away wayward mariners, I got the C7 lights out. No multi-function control box, no random twinkle, no chasers, no fades, just 50 bulbs constant on.
These aren't as large as the lights I remember at grandma's house years and years ago, but they aren't those wussy little lights either. (Boy do they generate HEAT!) It had been a long time since I had to switch out bulbs in order not to have too many reds or greens in one area.
So what's my point? No point really. Sometimes, when life is really hectic, it's just nice to do something simple like string lights on a Christmas tree and get back to the basics.
When your out and about this holiday season and you're bustling from one store to the next or trying to spend equal amounts of time with the various members of the family and you're getting stressed over the holiday season, remember to stand back, doing something simple, get back to basics, and enjoy the underlying simplicity of the holiday season.