The charge of the light brigade
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 11:04PM Although some holiday traditions annoy the hell out of me - like being forced to listen to Jingle Bell Rock when buying groceries, and my inability to visit Northpark during most of December - I am not a total grinch.
I like eggnog, and real Christmas trees, and sending my mother the annual Teleflora Thomas Kinkade arrangement. She gets a little house that lights up along with her flowers, and each year they're different. I did my volunteer gig at Petsmart and took lots of pictures of dogs, and the dogs' owners liked the pictures. I put last year's Dexter wreath on my front door. And I drove around Highland Park a couple of nights ago to check out the rich people's Christmas lights.
I had seriously considered taking my motorcycle around Highland Park, but after I thought about it a minute, I realized that I had literally never seen anyone ride a motorcycle there. Ever. So I took my car.
The picture is of Highland Park Village. Allegedly, it's the first Real Shopping Mall, built in 1931. I confess I like going to the Anthropologie store there, although I'm usually the only 40-something within a herd of hard-shopping, ugg-boot wearing, blonde SMU students.
Does anyone know how long it takes to put so many lights on a single tree?
Reader Comments (2)
BUT... you could have been the first to ride a motorcycle around Highland Park. Perhaps you'd have gone down in history in stories that started, "Remember that year the crazy lady rode her bike around Highland Park? That's the same year..."
It's still not too late. :)
Damn! You're right. I should do it, wearing my goggles instead of my helmet.