The Happy Part of Holdays

I ran across this doing research for my Occupy vs. Saffron paper I am ALMOST done with. Giving gifts is fun, it's tradition, and seriously, not all of the U.S. is going to stop buying presents because of corporate rule (though that is a nice goal I guess) but it's true. This whole thing isn't about the gifts. I'm not going to be in the home for Christmas and what I will miss won't be the presents, it will be the family and friends and snowy walks and black tea. Buy local presents, make your own, or just spend some time with the people you love instead of buying things for them!