Saturday, December 23, 2006
(11:24 AM) | Adam Kotsko:
Happy Holidays from The Weblog
In a couple hours I'm going to get on the train that will take me to the very heart of Flint. I can't guarantee that I'll be able to survive my trip to the rust belt, much less blog, and so I thought I would take this opportunity to wish happy holidays to all my friends. Whether you're a Christian celebrating the birth of Santa, a Jew celebrating the exploits of mighty Judas Maccabee, a pan-African celebrating the best of what it means to be African and human in the fullest sense, a Muslim taking the Hajj or just celebrating Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice Ishmael, or a Deleuzian celebrating the impossible possibility of the thought of pure immanence as incarnated in Spinoza, I wish you a very happy holiday, filled with a resurgence of long-buried family neuroses, with ill-informed political and religious debates, with gluttony and crass consumerism, and with tacky songs sung through gritted teeth.Personally, I hope to spend much of my time either playing ping-pong or helping my cousins build their new Lego sets -- perhaps a board game or two, ideally not one disrupted by an overly energetic and curious dog. It should be pretty good.
And of course, as always, donations are welcome, should the spirit of Christ, Moses, Dr. Maulana Karenga, Muhammed, or Spinoza compel you.
