Festivus for the rest of us!
Tis the season of holiday parties. So many little crustless sandwiches to nibble on and so little time!
For most of us, it seems we simply have to just say “no” to something or another. It’s a matter of survival. I’ve heard what I consider to be time-sucking horror stories of couples who have started out in the afternoon at one get together and ended late that night at a 4th or 5th party. I suppose there are obligations that need to be met but keeping up that kind of pace for very long would be just insane! And it’s the reason summer barbecues were invented. You don’t HAVE to see everyone during the holidays only!
This week, Paul Cook and I host our annual Paul and Lisa Festivus Brunch for more than a dozen of our colleagues who regularly contribute to the 680News morning show. It’s our way of saying “thank you” for going above and beyond the call of duty every day.
Maybe your workplace is like ours. We work together in a very intense environment and don’t always get a chance to socialize, certainly not all together at once. I look forward to the Festivus brunch every year for that reason!
And this year I have a surprise for the crew. But I’m going to tell you about it here as long as you promise not to tell anyone! I am bringing a real, authentic, internet-ordered, Seinfeld endorsed Festivus steel pole! How I’ll get it into the restaurant is still to be determined. But I’m also determined, so I’ll do it somehow! We only enjoy select traditions from the Costanza Festivus. No feats of strength or airing of grievances. But with Santa Claus as my witness, we will have a pole!