Christmas 2009
Fri Dec 25, 2009 15:45 EST (UTC -5)So I guess they actually did spend twelve days celebrating Christmas back in the old days. That must have been fun. We've had three, pretty much. It started on Wednesday night when my grandparents came over and we had surf 'n' turf for dinner. We don't have steak a lot, and I'd only had lobster once before, but I can't remember where. It wasn't too long ago. The archives don't help, but they remind me that the dinner was quite bovine and homarine.
Also on Wednesday, my dad found an 1897 Liberty Head nickel in some change and gave it to me. I'd grade it as Very Good to Fine or thereabouts. Coin collecting is an expensive hobby unless you can scavenge through a lot of change.
After dinner, my sister and I watched The Nightmare Before Christmas, which we had taped (omg you guys still use vhs vcr video casette tapes? what the heck) from a recent airing on the Disney Channel. Surprisingly, there were only three commercial breaks, and the credits were left intact. In fact, I don't think anything was cut out from the film either. It was a Christmas miracle.
For Christmas Eve, we did the whole church thing and then went home and opened a few gifts. My dad got new cell phones for everybody. I'm evaluating mine and will let you know what I think about it later. Then we had another feast for dinner. It consisted of finger foods like wings, shrimp, and chips 'n' dips. What says "Merry Christmas" better than seven-layer dip? Maybe the desserts, but that's it.
And today, it's Christmas. The cell phone was my Big Present of the Year, but I also got some clothes and other things that are nice to have. Plus, I have more gifts coming in the mail from friends and family, so maybe we can stretch this Christmas out a little further. In a few hours, we'll have dinner, which is the same as our Thanksgiving dinner because it's too good to have just once a year.
And now, a special Christmas edition of Ask Jordon!
Shannon: Why exactly are you an atheist?
I didn't ignore you, Shannon! I got this question months ago and have been working on a response. The result is a new page, Why I Am an Atheist. You can also find if you click on... can anyone guess? Yes, Articles! Good job.
I don't have any Christmas-related links, so you'll have to settle for these secular links that are destroying Christmas.
A song whose lyrics consist of sampled movie and TV quotes: The Golden Age of Video. (Via waxy.org)
Here's another video with movie quotes: specifically, movie titles as spoken in the movies themselves. (Via waxy.org)
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4 comments
#1 by Andrea: Fri Dec 25, 2009 20:58 EST (UTC -5)
I think you over-play the value of science in your article. You have to remember that Gods aren't around just to explain natural phenomenon but to show us HOW to live, something that science cannot do. Knowing everything about the world helps you none if you can't properly live in it.
#2 by Jordon Kalilich: Fri Dec 25, 2009 23:14 EST (UTC -5)
I was going to write about how to be moral without religion, but it wasn't really a factor in my original thought process. This is, after all, why I am an atheist. Maybe I could do a follow-up about how I am an atheist, which would answer that and some other questions.
#3 by Kate: Sat Dec 26, 2009 06:05 EST (UTC -5)
The question of moral is very important. I'm curious how the author of the blog will answer the question "Which way of life should I choose, and how could I make sure it's right?" Nowadays it's the most powerful argument of any religion: it says that people by themselves don't know, which way to go, what to live for, and religion gives them everything they ever need about their spiritual (and therefore also physical) life. They get answers for their questions. Even more, they can feel special and elected and their life doesn't seem meaningless anymore. If no one ever loves them, at least God loves them, so they're not alone in the universe. From religious point of view atheists are often considered lost and immoral. I'm writing all of these to urge J. to do a follow-up.
#4 by Jordon Kalilich: Sat Dec 26, 2009 09:54 EST (UTC -5)
Okay, I'll do a follow-up, but don't expect it anytime soon. The last one took me months to write (mostly due to procrastinating).