| Home | Hole | |------|------| | Requires cleaning | Requires only a flashlight | | Guests may appear | Guests cannot fit | | Expected to cook | Expected to survive on cheese and crackers | | Emotional labor | Emotional dirt (easy to sweep away) |
So this year, when someone asks where you’ll be for the holidays, smile. I-ll Be Hole for Christmas -2024-02-23-08 Min
This year, my Christmas card isn’t going to read “I’ll be home for Christmas.” It’s going to read: | Home | Hole | |------|------| | Requires
A hole is not a cave. A cave has tourism potential. A hole is humble. A hole is yours. It might be a blanket fort at 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve. It might be a basement workshop where you fix old radios while everyone else argues about politics upstairs. It might be the emotional foxhole you dig after the third family member asks, “So, are you seeing anyone?” Let’s compare: A hole is humble
Not down the interstate. Down into the ground.
The post assumes the "Hole" refers to either a literal hole (basement, excavation, bunker) or a metaphorical "hole" (a rut, a bad situation). The date/time stamp suggests a specific, timed reflection. Originally conceived: 2024-02-23 Estimated read time: 8 minutes