Halloween has just barely come and past once again. While I had the beginings of a most spooktacular Vlog for you all, I never had the time to finish it. I do apologize for that. I do have quite a few pictures to share with you though, so I'll be posting a link to my Flicker page as soon as I get them all uploaded too. I hope everybody had a great Halloween, I know I sure did.

There is a growing sickness in America though. I feel it is something we all need to address. It something we all need to be aware of, less we are infected ourselves. This sickness is the ever growing need to not only sell, but also put up Christmas decorations prematurely. I've done a 4 year study on this disease. Saddly I have not found a cure for the infected. I have confirmed that the disease is real, and it strikes its victims earlier every year.

For 4 years I tracked Lowes, Meijer, K-Mart, and Hallmark stores in my area. These are the results of when the Christmas decorations were put out for purchase in the stores.

2005 - Items on shelves November 5
2006 - Items on shelves October 29
2007 - Items on shelves, & full christmas tree displays October 14
2008 - Items on shelves, full tree & inflatable displays in 2 stores October 5

When I walked into the stores and saw the full on assortment of trees playing music, inflatable yard decorations and twinkling holiday lights taking up more space in the store than the Halloween fanfare AT THE BEGINING OF OCTOBER I nearly vomitted in disgust. How DARE the stores continue to feed the disease by continuously selling Christmas crap earlier and earlier each year. Soon enough they'll just have it available all year round and by doing so ruin the specialness and magic of the season because it will be just another staple item in the deptarment stores. As it is now Thanksgiving is already a forgotten holiday that is barely lucky enough to get a solitary endcap devoted to it. Now the commericalism cretons are trying to destroy Halloween as well!

As if this isn't tragic enough, people are now starting to put out their Christmas yard decorations earlier and earlier too! There are two houses on my street alone that in the same day of November 1, took down their Halloween Decor and immediately replaced it with Frosty, Rudolph, Santa, and all his snow covered little friends. I absolutely could not believe my eyes. Not only did these people set up their displays, they had them fully functioning and illuminating the night that very night as well!!! This sickness has to be stopped somehow. Saddly the only thing that can be done to fight it is to refuse to buy anything Christmas related until after Thanksgiving. Resist the urge to pull out your ornaments and stockings. Fight need to put up your 12,000 twinkling lights and animated yard figurines. Only through these means can we help put an end to Premature Christmas Decoration Sales and Setup.