Sometimes it is nice just to push the current events to the side and refocus for awhile on a different picture. Happy Solstice everyone. Some pics of my hometown. First three photos from Randal Talbot.
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THE FIFTH COLUMN: The War Against Holiday Diversity
They call it the War on Christmas, but in reality it is just an opportunity for a few people to get apoplectic, or is it apocalyptic, about the fact that some people acknowledge that many holidays are celebrated at this time of year. Proponents of the theory like to claim
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: Christmas – Whose Holiday is it Anyway
It is time for the annual discussions about the “War on Christmas” and putting “Christ Back in Christmas”, but whose holiday is it anyway. The Christians claim it as theirs because, well, it has “Christ” in the name and celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. But yet they chose the
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: The Lost PowerPoint Slides (Winter Festival Edition)
Thag presents “Less darky!” (circa 11,564 BC) –> Only slide Shortest day in year Less darky after this More light good Pass mammoth rib please! Catullus presents “Saturnalia ho!” (circa 69 BC) –> Slide 6 gifts gambling tomfoolery (masters serve … Continue reading →
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