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Eddy Elf sat in the most prominent spot of the mantle of my grandmothers fireplace 365 days a year. He was one of those Cupid doll faced, dressed in green tights, and a red jumper with a Santa hat, and pointy black, toe curled shoes with bells on them. He wasn�t just a Christmas decoration that my grandmother forgot to take down. He had a place in my family. Almost beyond holiday tradition, Eddie elf, brought Christmas day into every day in my grandmother�s home. Now I want to make it clear that my family really is not in anyway, religious actually, and although we did attend services on Christmas Eve, it was more of an American social conditioning rather than somebody doing it for the sake of their ever loving soul. Anyhow, Eddie elf was a good 2 feet in length, my grandfather acquired it at a store called Woolworths, I�m not sure if any of them exist anymore, but it was a general store, he brought it home in the first year of their marriage together. And as anybody can attest the first year of marriage is always kind of funky working everything out getting used to being around somebody 24/7 etc. My grandmother, no doubt needed a little holiday pick me up. So my grandfather brought home Eddie elf and told her that he was the elf of all things giftgiving during the holidays, but the best part was, that the rest of the year, his special powers could be used when you just needed a break. When you just needed that day off. Or a reason to order out on Tuesday night. or a reason to sleep in till noon and let the days events take place without you and nobody could be mad at you because, that was your Eddie elf day. And his power reaches throughout the year. I finally got my own elf who is much smaller than my grandmother�s. My uncle is in possession of him since her passing. I�ve made no bones about the fact that Eddie, is coming to me when he no longer occupies this earth. But until then I have my own miniature eddie elf, who presides over Holiday giftgiving and every other day too when you just need a break.
A sidenote, about the abuse of Eddie�s powers. Eddie�s powers become less and less effective. In the sense that when you�re unable to participate regularly in scheduled life, because you�re employing Eddie elf day every ninth and 17th and 28th day of the month. The power and magic that he has to make that hooky day once in a while magical occurrence that holds little repercussions, that power and magic begins to fade and consequences sometimes kinda shitty, do creep up through. No fault of Eddie elf�s. I mean, let�s be real, too much fucking cake is always too much fucking cake. Sweetness is best often tasted but never overused. Just sayin�.
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