blogging our way through rudolph the red-nosed reindeer… It’s a Christmas classic– the Rankin & Bass claymation version of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.  So why not make it a blogging event.  Sarah, Anna and I are watching it right now…  Here are some thoughts: I like how Rudolph’s nose emits a high-pitched ringing whistle. Santa’s…

Eggnog is a very strange drink.  I like the stuff AND no Christmas is really complete without a swig of the thick, yellow fluid, but if I have more than half a glass I feel a bit nauseous.  What’s up with that?  I don’t understand it, but it’s true. My drink of choice for the…

"Oh, the WHOmanity!" Not quite the original animated classic, but there are a lot of great one-liners in The Grinch movie.  Christa and I watched it the other night.  It’s not really for young kids; luckily we watched it while ours were nestled "all tucked in their beds."

For me the emphasis of Christmas centers on the fact that Jesus (as God) came to earth as man, whereas Easter (in my mind anyway) stresses that Jesus (a man) was acting as only God could–and therefore was truly God.  I know you can’t divide the two that easily–i.e. the age-old 100% man-God paradox persists,…

One of the best (most memorable) Christmas toys I ever received… The Star Wars  "Empire Strikes Back" AT-AT Walker (shown here): You know you’re getting old when you say stuff like this (but I’m going to anyway), "They just don’t make toys like this anymore…" Question is: How will Christa top last year’s gift of…

Zacharias (The Precursor’s Precursor) Bells jingle on the ephod’s sleeve,the lot falls and YHWH appoints meShepherd of the Holy Flame.I am clothed in Israel(where people are jewels in the eyes of God)Topaz, beryl, rubies, sapphire,jasper, jacinth, agate, emerald.The holy men, my kin, suit me upturban, tunic, sash.A jingling symbol, entering the holy placeI am tied…

Angelic Empathy For Chuck’s Tree Lucy, please don’t mock the tree of the misbegotten,unfortunate souls with scant optionsand track-marked T-shirts.O, Charlie, the light still twinklesmajestically, on bended wire and plastic stem.Look at their small handscupping color and sphere,adorning your bane with their delight.Linus, lay your blanket downat the naked sole of angelic feet,hovering and flutteringthey…