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Merry Christmas!

A lot of people claim that “Jesus is the reason for the season.” But anyone who knows something about the traditions (and date) of Christmas can tell you that that is not at all the case. Everything about Christmas has origins in pagan practices, many of which predate the time of Jesus — that includes decorating trees, giving presents, singing carols, kissing under the mistletoe, baking gingerbread men, expecting Santa Claus, and everything else people do during Christmastime. Read The Real Story of Christmas and Merry Religious Assimilation Day. And remember what God commands in the Bible:

But honestly, that doesn’t stop me from having a good time, and it shouldn’t stop you either, unless you believe everything God says in the Bible.

Last night we went to the mass where they have the Christmas-pageant-type thing. Like in the past few years, they’ve cut it really short, but I guess it doesn’t really matter. It’s not like we don’t know the story or anything. This year they used a lot of really little kids who didn’t know what they were doing. There were so many parents with cameras also; you’d think it was some paparazzi thing. I think one of the shepherds was mugging a camera.

I didn’t get many gifts because “the big one” was the rather expensive multitrack recorder that I mentioned. I’m going to try it out later; that should be fun. I can’t wait to use it with my friends. I also got one of those CD booklet-type things for holding your CDs. I already had one, but I had outgrown it. Now I’ve rounded up all my CDs to find that I have 46 of them (counting the three I lent to Mark a year and a half ago — I shouldn’t hold my breath).

We’re having a big lunch instead of a big dinner because my aunt and her guyfriend, who live out of town, have to leave early. I guess that means it’s leftovers for dinner!

At this time I ask you to enjoy It’s a Wonderful Life in 30 seconds, re-enacted by bunnies.

If you celebrate Christmas, make it a good one and spend it with your friends and family. If you don’t celebrate Christmas, have a fortune cookie for me and tell me how The Producers was.

One year ago: “Mary and Joseph pace around getting a shake of the head from the innkeepers (all of whom are brothers in real life… awww, how lame).”
Two years ago: “The parts of the innkeepers, who individually turn Mary and Joseph down, were reduced to a single passing mention by the narrator.”