Christmas in Scottsdale
It’s a cool day in Scottsdale just 60 degrees, and the Porches and Lamborghinis got parked with much ease.The wind rustles gently through Royal Palm trees and Kierland Commons has relaxed their parking fees.
It's a retailers delight. But out in the parking lot slouches an old grump with Sciatic Nerve-pain that’s hurting his rump. He sits with less patience as each minute passes.
Nothing escapes his gaze, not the traffic, not the lasses. You know the ones who swish and they sway past the Pottery Barn and the Zinc Bistro Cafe.
This used to be fun, people watching and all, but now it’s just another day at a mall. The highlights today will be a great parking spot because the street space is full and so is the lot.
He’s done this before, year after year. It’s hard to pretend that he’s now in good cheer. There’s at least a dozen Santas and who can count the Reindeer? And the constant Christmas music is a pain in the rear.
So as he sits in his car grumping as the world passes him by. That’s the frenetic pace of Christmas and there’s presents to buy. But there’s the excitement of children and all those you hold dear, so he just grins and bears it. After all, Christmas only comes once a year.
