Hoe Hoe Hoe Merry Christmas 2021
rickdugan
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As I've discussed here several times before, I normally binge a bit the week before Christmas. Some of my best experiences each year are in the runup to Christmas, when girls who may have been on the fence about an OTC outing experience readjustments in perspective, especially when they are short money for Christmas gifts. Indeed each year I usually put a little extra money aside just to enjoy the last few days before Christmas Eve.
I expect this year to be no different. Indeed my cell phone has already been getting more active over the last couple of days. I'm starting to feel a little special tingle with the thought of all the interesting experiences I expect to have over the coming week.
But I must also admit that I also feel a twinge of guilt each Christmas season. It sometimes doesn't feel right to drop large sums of money during this time of year just to get my dick wet when there are so many other good causes that could use donations. Each Christmas I find myself struggling to balance these competing priorities.
How does everyone else adjust their behaviors for this holiday season? More clubbing or less? More OTC or less? Diversions of money to better causes? Something else?
I expect this year to be no different. Indeed my cell phone has already been getting more active over the last couple of days. I'm starting to feel a little special tingle with the thought of all the interesting experiences I expect to have over the coming week.
But I must also admit that I also feel a twinge of guilt each Christmas season. It sometimes doesn't feel right to drop large sums of money during this time of year just to get my dick wet when there are so many other good causes that could use donations. Each Christmas I find myself struggling to balance these competing priorities.
How does everyone else adjust their behaviors for this holiday season? More clubbing or less? More OTC or less? Diversions of money to better causes? Something else?
14 comments
For me, my dick wins 100% of the time. Donating is nice sure, but donating doesn't help me relieve stress or have fun. Where I am in life, I'm short in happiness and high in stress, so it's a no-brainer.
I'll donate when I have enough money for self care and charity. Until then, gotta treat yo self.
In other words I don't change my patterns.
Feliz Navidad!
I donate money to charities 12 months of the year.
If I spend a bit more on strip clubbing around the holidays, it doesn’t weigh on my conscience.
Many large charities in this country are large corporations - with lots of overhead. So, I am not kidding myself thinking all I donate goes directly to the needy.
This is why I only donate to grass roots charities providing direct support, most often church based food banks and shelters. I look at the financial reports of any large charity I am tempted to donate to and I just can't wrap my arms around 20-50% of my donation being eaten up by overhead.
And I’ve always been a contributor to food banks. And I prefer donating actual food rather than cash. I know some say that’s not an efficient use if the money - the food bank can buy in bulk and get more bang for buck, but I don’t trust giving large amounts of cash.
And no Salvation Army this year, pushing CRT. But that’s another topic
I donate to many local church based service groups, as I know the folks who run them, and they don’t take a cut. I will volunteer my time at those places as well.
I got into the Samaritans Purse charity and Operation Christmas Child many years ago, and I enjoyed the rush to get things out during the early part of the holiday season. But, I have scaled back my donations after seeing the mess Franklin Graham has become.
I scaled back my diocesan assessments after our previous bishop decided to add an indoor pool to his retirement home…