Dialogue with my muse |
Cyber Boxing Day- The online version of Boxing Day is sometimes known as Cyber Boxing Day. In the UK in 2008, Boxing Day was the busiest online shopping day of the year.”[18] In 2009, many retailers with both online and High Street stores launched their online sales on Christmas Eve, but their High Street sales on Boxing Day. JOE: Good morning Calliope. Happy Boxing Day. CALLIOPE: You mean Cyber Boxing Day? JOE:I was just thinking about how the original Boxing Day in England started as a day to share gifts with the poor. CALLIOPE: A far cry from what it is now. JOE: Right. Now it's a mad scramble to see how much one can buy on the Internet for how little money. CALLIOPE: Seems out of whack for the Christmas season. JOE: It depends on whether you mean the original spiritual meaning or the commercial explosion. CALLIOPE: Can't argue with you there. JOE: I wonder if it could be different. CALLIOPE:What would you suggest? JOE: A reverse Cyber Boxing Day in which people would take time to share spiritual resources with those less fortunate without expectation of remuneration. CALLIOPE: An interesting thought. I wonder what its chances would be. JOE: Hard to know but worth a try. Talk with you on Monday, the Feast of the Holy Innocents. |