Easter? Bah, Humbug!

Easter is a holiday that barely registers on my radar. I'm only reminded it's coming up when we get a partial day-off on Good Friday.

When I was a kid, we celebrated Easter in the family the way most American kids do--easter eggs, chocolate bunnies, plastic grass in baskets, maybe a small gift. But reaching maturation, and ppphhh! Done. Now it is not an occasion for family get-togethers. I don't think I've shared an Easter with my family since I left home.

Part of this, of course, is our rather lax Christianity. I'm a non-believer, and since Easter doesn't have the secular appeal that Christmas does, it gets ignored. It does have nice connotations, though, conciding with the start of spring and notions of rebirth and all that jazz. But ultimately, it's just another Sunday for me. I'll probably end up watching some porn, drinking wine coolers on the porch (if it's nice out) and trying to inspire myself to clean the house.