On 12/20/2018 6:17 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 12:08:57 AM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>> On Wed, 19 Dec 2018 23:58:59 -0500, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Even if you don't celebrate Christmas (please don't lets get into a
>>> religous debate!) do you plan to cook anything special on or about
>>> December 25th?
>>
>> Why would you cook something special if you don't celebrate Christmas?
>
> 1. Even we atheists get the day off work, affording an opportunity to cook
> something more special than is usual for a Tuesday.
>
Yep, everyone gets the day off. Even grocery stores cut their hours
short on December 25th.

> 2. Perhaps Jill means "celebrate as a religious holiday". We celebrate it
> as a cultural holiday, just as we do Thanksgiving.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
You get it!

Jill