A Brief Christmas Post

Go ahead and click on the music, and I'll make this brief; Merry Christmas!

Later today I take my prime rib and begin the process. Tomorrow morning, the rolls will start rising while the final motions of getting ready for the arrival of Christmas grind to a halt. And then? It's Christmas.

Lots of fellers have made an impact on what you've read here this year, and thanks to all of you who have contributed, from Anonymous, to Max, T.D., graphics from Ignatowski at Endangered Owl, LT, Inno, BB and others, thanks. Especial thanks to Max for cleaning up my video embeds.

I'll leave you with this thought, from a dry academic:

"We value authenticity. We want to be loved but that is not enough. We want to be loved for what we truly are, not what someone imagines us to be. We want love and respect to be earned. We value it so much that we imagine the love of others to be earned even when we don’t deserve it."

As we move toward Christmas Day, it is time to remember that Christmas is a simple story. It's a story that begins with God's love for Abraham, and ends with John 3:16. The story of the Life of Christ is worth knowing about, studying and understanding.

Authenticity. Rigour. Robustness.

Merry Christmas!