Christmas Greetings

[moreluck]

For many of us, sadly, the spirit of Christmas is "hurry". And yet, eventually, the hour comes when the rushing ends and the race against the calendar mercifully comes to a close. It is only now perhaps that we truly recognize the spirit of Christmas. It is not a matter of days or weeks, but of centuries-over twenty of them now since that holy night in Bethlehem. Regarded in this manner, the pre-Christmas rush may do us greater service than we realize. With all its temporal confusion, it may just help us to see that by contrast, Christmas itself is eternal.
~ Burton Hills~

 

[brett636]

Merry christmas to all my fellow UPSers! And a happy New Year too!

 

[moreluck]

Just flew back very late last night from Hawaii (and boy, are my arms tired!)
Had the best Christmas....Hawaiian style. Spoiled the grandson rotten!
The weather was perfect...80 degrees everyday and not a drop of rain. It was a very relaxing get-away. I missed reading browncafe and am trying to catch up on all the postings.
[MOUSE]Family rocks[/MOUSE]

 

[moreluck]

"In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it 'Christmas' and went to church; the Jews called it 'Hanukkah' and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say 'Merry Christmas!' or 'Happy Hanukkah!' or (to the atheists) 'Look out for the wall!'"

Dave Barry

 

[moreluck]

Walmart is dragging the Dow down with it's disappointing Dec. sales, while Target and Costco both had robust Decembers. Do you think the "No Merry Christmas" campaign hurt them and the results are just now showing that maybe folks did boycott the store?

Did the "silent majority" really stick it to Bentonville???