Lemming Tracks: Christmas Cookies, Fruitcake, and Eggnog Nightmare #1

Here in America, it's the season for folks to get together with family, spend ludicrous amounts of money on presents, and scarf down prodigious quantities of everything from leftover 20th-century fruitcake to cookies and high-octane eggnog.

The Lemming thinks that's great - providing that folks don't imperil their finances or health in the process.

Now, without further ado: This year's Christmas picture.

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There's more to Christmas than the commercial and cultural angles. The Lemming's discussed that in another blog:

• "Why I Don't Go Ballistic Over Xmas"
  A Catholic Citizen in America (December 23, 2010)
• "Christmas: It's an Official Birthday"
  A Catholic Citizen in America (December 3, 2010)
• "Giving Gifts at Christmas is Good: But Get a Grip!"
  A Catholic Citizen in America (December 22, 2009)