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SO WE all got over the infamous “Blue Monday”. Of course, I forgot at first that it was the day I was supposed to channel more gloom than even these times dictate — but I needn’t have worried.
If Christmas is associated with “organised fun” then the third Monday in January has now become a symbol of forced joylessness. Several people replied to any hint of chirpiness in my greetings (“happy Monday”, anyone?) with a sober reminder of what date it was.
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