A random thought occurred to me today, as I take my first day off for Christmas vacation. The biblical-era Roman census, which required that Mary and Joseph return to his hometown of Bethlehem to be counted – finding no room at the inn, spending the night in a stable, etc.
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Red Tory v.3.0.3: Feliz Navidad
Beware the seemingly harmless fantasies you create – for you may come to regret them later. That seems to be the message of this intriguing short film by Alberto González Vázquez concerning a debate between a father and son about the existence of Santa Claus. Warning: It’s in Spanish and
Continue readingtheKrellant.ca: A Very Krellant Kristmas
In this special Christmas episode of The Krellant, Frank Feltman tells a story of holiday mishap, and his rescue from one unlikely cat…in verse!
Continue readingTrashy's World: Statement by a Member…
Mr. Rodger Cuzner (Cape Breton—Canso, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, ’twas the week before Christmas and all over the Hill The self-absorbed Tories were imposing their will The stockings in Muskoka were stuffed to the brim But life on first nations remained woefully grim. And at the North Pole, Santa’s problems
Continue readingThe Skwib: Jesus visits the Denver Broncos
I’ve been without TV for the last three months, so I haven’t witnessed all the miracles Jesus has performed on behalf of the Denver Broncos and Tim Tebow, but I do remember the Elway years… Alltop knew Mormonism was all real!
Continue readingThe Skwib: Betsy of Narnia Reveals the Ugly Truth
‘Allo, dearie, I suppose you’d like to hear all about your hero Aslan and those Pevensie folk, but you don’t want to hear it from the likes of me. You want to talk to Edmund’s horse Phillip or p’raps those Beavers (desperate suck-ups the Beavers). They’ll tell you want you
Continue reading350 or bust: An Advent Conspiracy – Mending the World
As this is the season for traditions, here is a reposting from last December: There is a Hebrew phrase, Tikkun Olam, which means mending or perfecting the world. For many of the Jewish faith, Tikkun Olam has come to connote social action and the pursuit of social justice. Yesterday was
Continue readingA Heartwarming Xmas Wish From the Harpercons
Well, boys ‘n’ girls, one that would warm everything else but the heart, anyway. Comes complete with stepford wife stealing Tiny Tim’s line. H/T Gritchik
Continue readingAkaash Maharaj - Practical Idealism: TVO’s The Agenda: Hope for the Holidays – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
We will be able to hold our heads high before the judgement of history if we can reply that in our season, we held on to hope, we put aside our doubts, we came together believing in our better selves, and we remembered that we have always burned brightest as
Continue readingAkaash Maharaj - Practical Idealism: TVO’s The Agenda: Hope for the Holidays – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
We will be able to hold our heads high before the judgement of history if we can reply that in our season, we held on to hope, we put aside our doubts, we came together believing in our better selves, and we remembered that we have always burned brightest as
Continue readingTrashy's World: Hilarious…
Gritchik rox royally sometimes… httpv://gritchik.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/a-very-conservative-christmas-message/ Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingThe Global Express: The Offensive Meaning of Christmas
Having read an interesting article in the Globe and Mail, Canadian schools struggle with what to do about Christmas, I ask myself the same question every December when we are bombarded with “Happy Holidays” and not “Merry Christmas.” What’s happened to Christmas, and more importantly, the meaning of Christmas? In
Continue readingThe Skwib: Troy and Abed — Christmas Infiltration
Alltop enjoys “infiltrating” your funny bone.
Continue readingThe Skwib: A Traditional ‘Christmas’ at the Tundra Household
Dr. Maximilian Tundra was heading home again for the holidays, dread clutching his heart like an iron fist. He’d managed to avoid Thanksgiving, but there was no escape from The Feast. The Feast, as it was known amongst Clan Tundra, was a toxic stew of carbs, fats, and pharmaceuticals that
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Christmas Science-Geek Gift Alert
About three weeks ago, your humble e-scribbler wandered into The Tickle Trunk on Water Street and discovered some neat new toys. Pathfinders Designs, a company from British Columbia makes kits of working catapults and trebuchets. The Leonardo da Vinci catapult is based on a design by the great artist himself.
Continue readingTrashy's World: Lots of chest puffing these days…
…about something that is really rather trivial considering all else that is going down in the world right now – e.g. world economy in the crapper, homelessness, climate change… that sort of stuff. This particular “something” comes up every year around this time. A school bans a Christmas play, taxi
Continue readingthe woodshed: Just in time for the Christmas shopping season
Shopping season being upon us, we here at the Woodshed are making our list and checking it twice. Kids are often difficult to buy for, as toy trends come and go and today’s cool, must-have gadget is tomorrow’s obsolete paperweight. Bearing that in mind, we bring you this indispensible list
Continue readingThe Skwib: Unwanted Christmas Gifts Through the Ages
In 1170, King Henry II says, “What a parcel of fools and dastards have I nourished in my house, and not one of them will avenge me of this one upstart clerk.” Said fools and dastards decide that this means they should kill Archbishop Thomas Becket. In 1600, Queen Elizabeth
Continue readingThings Are Good: Help Santa Keep His Home This Christmas
The David Suzuki Foundation has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the lack of ice coverage at the North Pole. Where Will Santa Live? is a fun spin on a serious issue and looks like a good way to talk about ice coverage while keeping the conversation entertaining. “We’re
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