{"id":180,"date":"2001-11-28T22:43:00","date_gmt":"2001-11-28T22:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1122productions.com\/brandon\/?p=180"},"modified":"2001-11-28T22:43:00","modified_gmt":"2001-11-28T22:43:00","slug":"in-defense-of-the-real-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1122productions.com\/brandon\/?p=180","title":{"rendered":"In defense of the real tree"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I went over to Stacy’s page<\/a> today and answered the poll question. I’m kind of surprised at the results so far.<\/p>\n

I mean, I know that I just went and bought an artificial tree myself, and I claimed that it was the “perfect tree”, but it’s only as good as an artificial one can be. There’s just something about a real tree; there’s its texture, and of course the way the whole house smells like pine (or fir, whatever your preference). Sure, it’s a little more upkeep, but there are some handy tips to help out with that. For example, a small rake works wonders for getting up all the needles…<\/p>\n

Real Christmas trees aren’t perfect. They’re usually shaped well, but there’s always a spot that isn’t quite as full as they should be. In my opinion, this is actually a good thing. I’ve discussed this before<\/a> with respect to the ornaments on the tree, but it’s just as true for the tree itself when it’s real.<\/p>\n

And it’s not just about the actual tree itself; it’s also about the background behind the tree. For about five or six years, in my middle and high school years, our family got real trees. We always had a great time going around to the various farms and finding the right tree. Of course, being the one to find the tree was a badge of honor worn throughout the season.<\/p>\n

With an artificial tree, you open a box and assemble it. Admittedly, the process is faster than a real tree, but should something like decorating a Christmas tree be about speed?<\/p>\n

I know that some people can’t have real trees for various reasons. And I know that some people can’t afford to get a real tree year after year. But if you can do it one year, I’d say try it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So I went over to Stacy’s page today and answered the poll question. I’m kind of surprised at the results so far. I mean, I know that I just went and bought an artificial tree myself, and I claimed that it was the “perfect tree”, but it’s only as good as an artificial one can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-thoughts-insightful"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/1122productions.com\/brandon\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/1122productions.com\/brandon\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/1122productions.com\/brandon\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1122productions.com\/brandon\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1122productions.com\/brandon\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=180"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/1122productions.com\/brandon\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/1122productions.com\/brandon\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1122productions.com\/brandon\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1122productions.com\/brandon\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}