It's The Second Day Of Christmastide 2021, Ya Beatniks! (MyLot Exclusive #805)

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“Fantasy is the impossible made probable. Science Fiction is the improbable made possible.” --------------- Rod Serling Today is Saint Stephen's Day and The Second Day Of Christmastide. I know a little but not much about St. Steve and his day---Just between you and me, he isn't much of a Saint. Don't quote me on that. The boss frowns on professional honesty among us Saints when it's "negative." Christmastide is long and convoluted with many different streams. So we won't talk about it, either. That leaves Boxing Day, which is, luckily, also today. We could talk about the original purpose of Boxing Day---To give gifts to the poor. But we won't because it would bring us to the fact that the poor are as ignored, scorned and marginalized as ever, especially on Boxing Day and that's just depressing. We could talk about the more modern Role-Reversal aspect. But that would lead us in directions the MyLot Censor frowns on. We could talk about the Bank Holiday attached to it but big deal. The banks will be closed tomorrow---Because today is Sunday and the banks are closed anyway. That leaves the sport of boxing, which seems to be a natural for Boxing Day. Few people see it that way but we aren't going to let that stop us. That's why I got in my Time Machine today and went to New York on Monday, March 8, 1971 to see the Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier fight. I'd tell you how it turned out but I know how you kids feel about SPOILERS. And then I stayed an extra nine days for St. Patrick's Day---He's not much of a Saint, either but he does have a pretty fair holiday. I'd tell you how that part of the trip went but that would get us in trouble with the Censor again.