The December Blues By Hank Silverberg It’s a cold winter Sunday in December. It’s the 8 th and final day of Chanukah. It’s snowing. A few miles from where I write this, thousands of people are crowded into the shopping malls. The music is festive, and with the economy in fair shape, if you believe the so-called experts, people are spending their hard- earned money on things they really don’t need. T he Sunday morning talking heads were all gabbing about the latest revelation in the Russia investigation which appears to be no revelation at all and @realDonaldTrump is tweeting nonsense again. We are in the middle of the “holiday season” that seems to start these days with Halloween and end on January 2 nd . For many people it is a joyous time of the year. They spend lots of time with family and friends, and worship in a variety of ways depending on their faith. But as we approach December 25 th , my blood pressure rises. You see, I don’t care how many shopping da