Middle America's Worldview

6 days till Christmas?

I find it continually fascinating how time flies anymore. As a kid, it seemed you would never get old enough to watch that movie (when the standards actually meant the age), or do that one thing. Yet, as I reach near 40, I can't seem to get off the fast lane of this time stream.

I was always told while I was a kid, 'the older you get the faster it goes'. Those same (that remains alive), state the same statement. I find myself saying it to my kids now as well. Yet, if it continually gets faster, I don't think I can handle it. It's going way too fast as it is.

So does everyone have their Christmas shopping done yet? We finished ours last week. Our biggest purchases were done months ago, yet the little things, ' oh that would be nice to grab', still lingers.

I am sure those last minute shoppers are still out there. They will cause the dread of the rest of us to even venture into the store for eggs.