And they wonder why people can’t stand them.
The Wadena city council voted unanimously but hesitantly to remove a beloved nativity scene from a city park Tuesday night.
Mayor George Deiss says for as long as anyone in Wadena can remember the nativity scene has been displayed at Burlington Northern Park. It used to be in the band shell, but was moved to the heart of the park last year and caught the eye of a resident.
Continue reading Oh, look. Another insecure atheist group* acting badly.
…regular posting will resume tomorrow. Or, rather, that the current changes to the schedule keeps us here and recovering from the Plague, and not traveling which dear God I don’t want to do now. I just want to sleep.
The Christmas whirl. The wrapping, the visits, the last-minute food purchases, the road trip, and the constant need to not snap like a brittle twig under the strain. I’m not a devotee of Festivus, but I can see where that holiday might appeal to people…
So I’ll just say that this was nice.
President George W Bush turned up at a hospital in Santa outfit just recently – no media (via @sarahrstevenson) pic.twitter.com/cl0N9mJ9JJ
— Tim Stanley (@timothy_stanley) December 20, 2014
Most Americans view Christmas as a time to consider such lofty things as peace on earth and good will toward men.
Not MSNBC’s Chris Matthews who actually devoted his entire Christmas Eve Hardball show to mercilessly attacking eleven conservatives with assistance from a panel of some of the most conservative-hating liberals in the nation…
Seriously? Is this what happens when you don’t have anybody to go home to? I spent Christmas Eve bringing up the gifts while my wife planted the candy canes, and if I was thinking about politics for any significant amount of time then I don’t remember it. And I can’t say that I’m worse off for that. Continue reading …This sounds like a horrid way to spend Christmas Eve.
Don’t.
…This is pretty much the start of Christmas for the family: the in-laws arrive tomorrow, and it all doesn’t really end for us until the Sunday after Christmas. So if I appear grouchy, harried, incoherent, or just plain zoned… I am, and this is why.
Happy holidays for everyone so inclined to celebrate them.
Moe Lane
PS: Posting will be – I dunno. Could be light. Could be heavy, as a form of distraction. Guess we’ll find out!
…And, dang, the toys are light years ahead of the ones that were around when I was a kid.
And God bless us, every one.
…for pretty much the rest of the year. Between Christmas activities and running around, it seems least SAN-destroying. And, with any luck, nothing will happen that will require me to change that policy.
