This Post Is A Day Early, But Why?

December 20, 2012

Why indeed! Probably because according to the Mayan calendar the earth ends tomorrow. If they were so smart then why didn't they foresee the end of their own empire? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm? Anyway, here is the weather forecast for this week:

With apologies to The Divnyls, the group who sang this song twenty-one years ago. Yes, I had to look that up, and it is hard to believe that was in 1991. Catchy tune, try not to think about it. 

Always good to see a picture of these three people when they're not ducking under a funeral tent. The occasion was Betsy's son's wedding reception. Very nice, but I'll always remember that night listening to Duke drive down the field to beat the professional team from Chapel Hell. 

A living nativity scene from First Presbyterian church of Sanford. Jay is performing as one of the wise men, a real stretch for a Riley, while Cooper plays the shepherd who waves at cars as they pass. Speaking of automobiles in the Bible; wonder if they came in one Accord? Speaking of Biblical jokes, I'll never forget the one our Sanford pastor told me one night: When was menopause mentioned in the Bible? After Christ was born Mary and Joseph had to leave to escape Herod and she rode his ass all the way to Egypt. Hit "like" if you know what that is like.......................oops, forgot this isn't Facebook. And I guess I forgot how to operate my I-pad, oops, not an I-pad it's an Etch-A-Sketch, and oops, looks like we're out of scotch. 

Last week on SNL there was a children's choir who sang "Silent Night." Difficult to listen to  the last two lines without thinking about those poor children and their families in Connecticut. What is wrong with us? And Tina Fey was on there briefly, always stay for that smirk on 30 Rock, last season you know. 

So to cheer myself up, I went to see our church preschool's Christmas play. Funny to watch these preschool children and be reminded of our own sons' contemporaries. I even saw a couple of children who reminded me of kids I knew as a child. Enjoy, and pay particular attention to the two young ladies in the front who seem to have their own thing going. 

In the words of Lennon "and so this is Christmas", as a reminder, just in case the Earth still exists Friday, there are only three shopping days until Christmas, so get out there and buy those gift cards quickly before they're all gone; kind of our way of saying "buy it your damn self" 

Merry Christmas