We got a tree last night (it's nice to be home enough around the holidays to be able to get a tree), so I woke up this morning to that wonderful Christmas smell of fresh tree. It's the sort of thing that makes getting up in the morning almost pleasant.

I'll probably be really confused in a week or two though, because this is much earlier than my family ever got our tree when I was growing up. For me, a tree means Christmas is just around the corner. Maybe I can leverage than confusion to motivate me to do my Christmas shopping earlier than usual this year?

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Here's a little tip for any of you who might someday become police officers and need to direct traffic around an accident in an intersection at night without the benefit of those glowing orange cone things: a really good way not to do it is to shine your very bright flashlight right in the eyes of the car you are trying to direct then make hand gestures with your other hand behind the flashlight. If for some reason you do decide to use that method though, a good way to round it off is to yell angrily at the driver for having the audacity to not know what the hell you are trying to get them to do.

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