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What’s Up Nation.  Let me start of by wishing you all Season’s Greetings and a very Happy Holiday to the entire Highbrid Nation.  May this be a time of happiness, peace and family.  Give thanks for the blessings and let those who mean the most to you know so because you’ll never know when you’ll get another chance to do so?

That said, I’m starting to sour a little bit on my Christmas spirit.  I have always been the biggest sucker for Christmas.  As a big family guy living in the Northeast there’s nothing better than having time off from the busy life of work (or school when I was younger) to chill out with the fam, exchange gifts, eat like a pig and pretend like life is all good.

But Highbrid Nation Hall of Famer, Urban Thought once warned me about it and I didn’t listen.  He, unlike me likes the season but isn’t into the whole gift giving.  He says that if a person is important enough to you, giving gifts is something you should do all year and that Christmas has become a commercialized fairy tale conspiracy to get people to artificially feel like they’ve gotta spend mad dough.  He’s RIGHT!

Yesterday, during my absence from Highbrid Nation…(I apologize)  I snook (is that a word?) away from the office to deliver a few gifts to some clients and purchase a few last minute ones for family and loved ones.  Now you all know I live in Brooklyn and unlike most parts of the world, the “malls” are few and far between.  Instead we have MANHATTAN.  Yeah while we have great stores like the largest store in the world in Macy’s and Bloomingdales on 3rd, all of the 5th avenue boutiques and of course Soho, its not exactly the best kept secret.  And now with the American dollar in the toilet all of Europe has descended on the city to take advantage of their EURO exchange.  The crowds are unmanageable during any other time of year so its insanity during the holiday season.  Anything you’re looking for is either sold out or misplaced.  Not to mention the foreigners are in many instances not familiar with our American ideal of courtesy.  Its all madness.

Suffice it to say I spent hours in midtown looking for a few choice items of which I secured none and managed to get completely frustrated.

I’M DONE!

I used to be a person who enjoyed a  little last minute shopping.  I used to shoot out to the mall at Roosevelt Field in Long Island to experience the hustle and bustle and hear the Christmas music in the back ground.  The urgency of it all got my juices flowing and really got me in the spirit and prepared me for the time I would get to spend with the family but those days are over.

I did however happen to purchase one gift from Zappos.com and it was the easiest most pleasant experience ever.  No lines, I knew the items were in stock, easy to check out and keep your finances in check.  Yeah there’s no adrenaline but you can throw on the Pandora right quick and listen to some Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole if you need that Christmas music.  From this day hence forth I’m a card carrying online shopper.  I love my city and will continue to support Brooklyn Small Business as much as I can but if you want my money you better have the ability to accept my credit card online.  Get Paypal or something.

I know there are many of you like me out there and I say to you men and women;  Join me in my fight against the Christmas shenanigans.  Give gifts as my good friend Urban Thought said when you feel the need for those you love and avoid the long lines….SHOP ONLINE!

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