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Season’s Greetings Listers!

And Happy Holidays. Unless of course, you haven’t finished your Christmas shopping yet? Or if you are in any way related to Britney Spears? Did you hear her 16-year-old little sister is pregnant now? And her mom’s “parenting” book has been delayed indefinitely. Maybe now grandma will have time to add a new chapter on teen pregnancy and their bald, party-animal aunts? Then again, maybe you have another reason to not be merry? Or maybe you’re just one of those real-life Scrooges? Well don’t be a Grinch! So you don’t like the mall’s hour-long checkout lines. And your rear-wheel-drive, two-door car sucks on the unsalted, unplowed roads. And maybe your honey-do list gets a little longer this time of year. Whatever your reason to be bah-humbugger, there are plenty of reasons to be a Cindy Lou Who instead; besides the usual family, friends and health. Hate the commercialized Christmas? Make it a religious holiday. Remember that December 25th is supposed to be a celebration of the birth of Jesus. Hate the holy, spiritual side? Celebrate the social side. The holidays are a time of gathering. Besides seeing old friends and long-lost family members, it’s a chance to meet new people. Come out of your shell and shake hands with strangers at your office party, or look for some cutie standing alone under the mistletoe at the bar. Hate the social obligations? Curl up on the couch with a warm blanket and cup of eggnog next to a crackling fire and sparkling Christmas tree. Or go play fetch with your dog in the snow. Or take a stroll through the local holiday decorations. ‘Tis the season! Or just get out of town you Grinch. If you just don’t want to celebrate Christmas, take the expected time off of work or school to go on a vacation. In any case, if you’re a holiday Scrooge today, try and remember how special it was as a child. And if you’re childhood holiday memoirs were glum, you can always make new memories Mañana.

Greetings Listers!

It’s mid September. Leaves are changing colors. The weather is getting colder. Another school year has started. And O.J. is finally going to jail (that is kind of like the ultimate make-up call in sports history). But September also brings another football season. And for many men in America, that means couch potato season. And for a lot of women, that means boredom. But it doesn’t have to be that way. So take the advice of one of the greatest characters in movie history, “quid pro quo.” Something for something. A favor for a favor. Give and take. If you just started dating, good luck! No, just kidding, but it will take a little more effort than it will for those couples who have been together long enough to thank the heavens for the plasma screen male babysitter. So while the men are pounding beers and feasting on cheesy poofs, don’t volunteer to be the miserable maid, instead try one of these great ideas.

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Greetings Listers!

It’s September and it’s “moving” time. Moving schools, moving homes, moving through lifestyles. Moving from one season to the next. Moving nearer the weekend. Around the world everyone and everything is moving:

- The seasons are moving from the stifling summer towards an appeasing autumn.

- Hurricanes are moving in on American shores.

- Students are moving from one grueling grade to the next.

- Teenagers are moving from their strict parents’ homes to the independence of dorms.

- If you are a twenty-something, chances are you are moving from one 12-month leased apartment to another.

- Football finally moves from the pointless preseason to the regular season on Thursday.

- The University of Michigan, Florida State and Notre Dame are moving out of the Top 25 Polls.

- Television networks are moving from summer programming back into the regularly-scheduled fall lineup.

- It’s mid-week, so we are moving ever closer to another work-free weekend.

- Monday was Labor Day, so you have to move all your white shorts and skirts back to attic for another bland winter.

- The United States economy is moving the wrong way.

- Michael Vick is preparing to move out of his massive mansion to a pocket-sized prison.

- Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are moving towards motherhood.

- Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are going to need to move to a bigger home, stating their desire to adopt more children.

- Owen Wilson has moved from a cute, funny, and happy to a crazy, depressed, and suicidal.

- Britney Spears is moving on the Billboard Charts again (and moving back into the courtroom).

Everyone and everything is moving. This is just another example that serves as proof that lists are all around you. So take a look around you, and keep creating those great lists on ListAfterList.com