A Messed Up "Holidays"

Today I read an article off the Drudge Report about a woman who claims she was fired from her job for not saying "Happy Holidays" when she answered the phone. She, a Christian, refused to say Happy Holidays, but would offered to say either "Merry Christmas", or nothing at all (she would use a generic 'Hello" or something). Now she is suing over lost wages. I have to side with her on this one. Partly because the phrase "Happy Holidays" is a pet peeve of mine. I mean, Christmas celebrates the birth of the savior of mankind. Hanukkah celebrates some oil lasting longer than a bunch of guys thought it would. In the Jewish culture, Hanukkah is a lesser holiday compared to Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, but you rarely hear "Happy Holidays" around those celebrations. Hmmm...
And Kwanzaa. A celebration of African heritage and culture. FOR SEVEN DAYS! Maybe to some people this makes sense, but then, to be fair, all the people of the world must now recognize my new holiday. Caucasian Month. The month of May is now Caucasian Month. All Caucasians can take off from work and celebrate their collective culture. Oh, and don't forget Asian Week, Latino Fest, and the Pacific Islander Festival. Does any of this make sense? Please, understand that this made up holiday should not rank with either Christmas or Hanukkah.
Aside from that, to each his own. If a Jewish person says "Happy Hanukkah" to me, you won't see me throwing a temper tantrum. But in a primarily Christian country, it shouldn't be taboo to say "Merry Christmas".

In other news, Gov. Patterson wants to tax, among other things (so, so many other things) all non-diet pop. I drink regular pop. Diet pop tastes bad. And I don't want to be forced to drink diet pop if I am perhaps, on a tight budget, or am only carrying a small amount of pocket change. Diet pop isn't better for you either. It's packed with artificial chemicals that can be harmful, especially to children. I feel that this is blatant discrimination against healthy (not fat) people. Anyone who wants to join my new organization, the National Association for The Rights and Liberties of Healthy People, please post a comment. Our movement will receive the national attention it deserves. I already wrote a letter to Colbert asking to appear on his show. Now I am only awaiting his reply.
You know what else gets on my nerves? The plows in my godforsaken city. They come down my street two full days after a huge storm, and then do a horrible job. They come back to neaten things up another three days later, after another storm has already come and gone. And then they block in my driveway. Byron Brown, you are a noob. Go buy some new plows, or tell your drivers to actually work.