…unlike the first robin of spring but similar to the ground hog on ground hog day….
…the first pallet of Xmas crap stock arrived in the warehouse last night…
…it’s coming boys and girls….
…earlier every year, I swear…
…brace yourselves….
…(…also note inverted “caution” symbols…it’s not even October and your shit is already upside down!….)….
Bored with a record shop. 
Argh.
Christmas is cancelled this year.
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…not cancelled…just subdued….reduced to small gatherings of close family and friends huddled round post apocalyptic chicken nibble dinners….exchanging gifts, hand made from the ruins of our once extravagant lives…. and having a bit of a sing along….”we all live in a covid submarine…covid submarine…covid submarine”…..
New Zealand is becoming more and more like the USA. And here, I foolishly thought I was going to be escaping the “capitalism veneered religion” when I moved here.
…just quietly I’d have to say I was pleased when covid cured us of cruise ships…and won’t be sad if it curtails rabid retail either…this ain’t paradise but it’s better than most places….