tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25964040.post2730182718384521641..comments2023-09-09T08:58:16.226-05:00Comments on Deepest Darkest Thoughts: It Ain't Over Until Epiphany!Trueselfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04376379968984585345noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25964040.post-56983670375966791202007-12-31T11:57:00.000-06:002007-12-31T11:57:00.000-06:00SP - Glad I could help.Serenity - I think that the...SP - Glad I could help.<BR/><BR/>Serenity - I think that the concept of Santa has become convoluted in some ways, but if we focus on the origin of Saint Nicholas and how we should use that giving spirit as a guide for own actions then we give honor to Santa.<BR/><BR/>Des - Glad I could join you in the fight for Christmas just being underway.Trueselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376379968984585345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25964040.post-17220444684883355092007-12-29T07:55:00.000-06:002007-12-29T07:55:00.000-06:00Thanks, Truey; I was starting to feel like the res...Thanks, Truey; I was starting to feel like the resident 'Christmas curmudgeon' for banging the drum that Christmas is just getting started! Of course, 'commercial Christmas' has pretty completely swallowed up the whole concept of Advent in the public imagination, so just when Christmas ought to be getting started, everybody's exhausted from the commercial hustle, and ready to be done with Desmond Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829959101276150279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25964040.post-10473089388775740652007-12-28T18:25:00.000-06:002007-12-28T18:25:00.000-06:00Because i was not allowed to believe in Santa as a...Because i was not allowed to believe in Santa as a kid, i had a hard time passing on this bit of magical lying to my own kids. There are ways to encourage belief in the magic of the season without developing the cult of the old white guy. Sorry, but i'm really ambivalent about the whole Santa thing.Serenityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529721099212540848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25964040.post-85427032103688375542007-12-28T12:17:00.000-06:002007-12-28T12:17:00.000-06:00Trust me, I DO believe in Santa! I guess I'm just...Trust me, I DO believe in Santa! I guess I'm just feeling the "fear" that soon everything that I enjoy so much will be done. I'm doing a countdown, in a sort of twisted way, of how many days I have left to "enjoy" this time of year...<BR/>Actually, I just realised that I'm doing exactly what I hate about my husband when we're off on vacation somewhere, he counts the days left before we return..stinkypawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418558395508830375noreply@blogger.com