Today is that annual ritual: trying to find a place that is open to have a meal. If you're not Christian, it's no big deal holiday, but most of the people who operate restaurants are, so they've closed for the day. One often ends up at a Chinese place because most of them are not Christians. In fact, I saw a column in a newspaper recently that referred to the Jewish tradition of eating Chinese food as opposed to exchanging presents under a tree.
Well, today I'll be eating at a place that, I think, is run by Chinese, though it doesn't really specialize in Chinese food (it has some, but actually is an eclectic buffet, one of several that seem to be run by Chinese in this area), the Blue Pearl Buffet in Silver Spring. I don't often go to the Blue Pearl on weekends — they charge $11.45 at lunchtime, as opposed to $7.95 weekdays — but I probably have little choice in the matter; at least I know they'll be open because my wife has already checked with them. It will be interesting to see whether they've altered their menu in any way because it's Christmas; as far as I'm concerned they'll be fine if they don't. I'd actually like to forget that the Christians are celebrating their holiday today, and treat it as just another day of tye year. It's the one day that I really feel like a minority.
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