What I want for Christmas

From here.

The Meaning of Christmas

Read the first comment to the post.

A Lovely Gift

When I first moved to Atlanta I was lucky enough to see Tom Keys and the boys perform the "Cotton Patch Gospel" at the Alliance Theater. A truly wonderful, moving and thought-provoking performance. Over the years since, I think I've seen it three more times.

The play is drawn from Clarence Jordan's translations of the New Testament, rendering them into the modern Southern idiom. Clarence Jordan was also responsible for founding Koinonia Farm, which is where Habitat for Humanity got its start. The Cotton Patch versions don't travel well into regions outside the South and they are rapidly becoming outdated here, but I doubt either of those facts would upset Mr Jordan much.

Yesterday, we had a combined birthday present swap. My sister and brother-in-law gave me this.
Matthew is a very, very happy man today.

Quote O' The Day

"Hunting for whiny anti-nativity scene protesters over a baited field is legal in Ohio?

That's kinda cool!"

Tam goes yard!

Why the Internet is wonderful

All of the hidden dirt and drama that went into the production of one of the all time favourite Christmas TV shows are revealed. Oh the scandal and the shame! Two warnings, the site yields pop ups (which Firefox blocked for me) and there's a lot more information than you probably ever wanted to know.

Good stuff!

I know it's early

But I think it's important we all brace ourselves for the onslaught of merchandising that is the Day after Thanksgiving. Here's a PSA of how Christmas ought to be.