tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387588.post113546785720581269..comments2023-10-18T03:53:59.377-04:00Comments on The Last Debate: Why Christmas Belongs in DecemberAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13524483460829802534noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387588.post-1135697277845510232005-12-27T10:27:00.000-05:002005-12-27T10:27:00.000-05:00Andy,I am glad your Christmas was a good one. Jef...Andy,<BR/><BR/>I am glad your Christmas was a good one. <BR/><BR/>Jeff... evidently you have never been to parts of Ohio and WV. The Christmas decorations there stay up until May. UGH!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387588.post-1135579864373915392005-12-26T01:51:00.000-05:002005-12-26T01:51:00.000-05:00Aww, that's one of the nicest writings on Christma...Aww, that's one of the nicest writings on Christmas that I recall reading. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387588.post-1135545325540746062005-12-25T16:15:00.000-05:002005-12-25T16:15:00.000-05:00Well, if the oil had burned for 90 days instead of...Well, if the oil had burned for 90 days instead of a measly 8...Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13524483460829802534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387588.post-1135542659836354362005-12-25T15:30:00.000-05:002005-12-25T15:30:00.000-05:00I actually wish the lights and decorations would s...I actually wish the lights and decorations would stay up through February, or at least through January. December is all festive, and then suddenly it's January 1 and the trees are on the curbs and the lights come down and there's nothing ahead but a long, dark winter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387588.post-1135483154994665922005-12-24T22:59:00.000-05:002005-12-24T22:59:00.000-05:00Gee, um, I kind of thought when I wrote "The early...Gee, um, I kind of thought when I wrote <I>"The early church established the feast of the nativity at the end of the year in order to diminish the influence of traditional pagan winter rituals"</I> that I had sort of acknowledged that...Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13524483460829802534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387588.post-1135481265654059762005-12-24T22:27:00.000-05:002005-12-24T22:27:00.000-05:00Merry Christmas, Andy!(we'll have to a proper disc...Merry Christmas, Andy!<BR/><BR/>(we'll have to a proper discussion sometime on why Christmas is in December. Has to do with the Winter Solstice being taken over by Christians, etc.)Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02956524909645097069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387588.post-1135479728280352022005-12-24T22:02:00.000-05:002005-12-24T22:02:00.000-05:00MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!Aethloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10943629916231138113noreply@blogger.com