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One year... I was going to hang my Christmas lights (like I always did)... I run the extension cord to the outlet first to make sure there is enough slack so the first bulb is on the corner of the eave. Then, toss the ball of lights up on the roof so I can string them along the roof line, right?
Well, I forgot that I lent my ladder to my friend who lives up in Pasadena... which is a ways away... for a lazy guy like me, he might as well been living in Egypt. So, I went and did other stuff instead.
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About a week later... my neighbor came by and asked with a sense of concern in her eyes, "Cosmo. Are you all right?". "Sure. Why?"
"Well, your Christmas lights...".
Turns out... i totally forgot about the tangled ball of lights on the corner of my roof. I had the extension cord plugged into an outlet with a timer on, so every night... this tangled ball of lights lit up. I never saw them because I come from work around the far corner.
Anyway, i kinda like how punk rock they looked so that's how I decorate my home for Christmas.
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Merry Christmas!!!
Got a picture? I wanna see what punk rock giftmas lights look like.
Got a picture? I wanna see what punk rock giftmas lights look like.
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Haven't decorated, yet.
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And DAMN! I forgot to take down the Christmas tree last weekend to make room for the new one.
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**Note To Self** - Stop by Home Depot for green spray paint and pine tree car freshener.
Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
Hail, Hail!!!
Christmas is kind of irrelevant to me personally, since I don't believe in god. Its just kind of 'out there' and something that other people do. I look forward to the time off. My parents, aunts and uncles are dead, and my own family aren't christians.
I do sponsor a fundraiser for the town holiday fund for the poor, at my business however, because I believe it must really suck to be a kid, with an expectation of gifts from santa and to get nothing, and not know why. I feel it is an investment in future society, if some kids grow up a little bit happier.
R.i.p. Rigoberto Alpizar.
R.i.p. My Dad - May 28, 2007
R.i.p. Black Tail (cat) - Sept. 20, 2008
Christmas is kind of irrelevant to me personally, since I don't believe in god. Its just kind of 'out there' and something that other people do. I look forward to the time off. My parents, aunts and uncles are dead, and my own family aren't christians.
I do sponsor a fundraiser for the town holiday fund for the poor, at my business however, because I believe it must really suck to be a kid, with an expectation of gifts from santa and to get nothing, and not know why. I feel it is an investment in future society, if some kids grow up a little bit happier.
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You don't need God to be a good person.
Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
Hail, Hail!!!
Christmas is kind of irrelevant to me personally, since I don't believe in god. Its just kind of 'out there' and something that other people do. I look forward to the time off. My parents, aunts and uncles are dead, and my own family aren't christians.
I do sponsor a fundraiser for the town holiday fund for the poor, at my business however, because I believe it must really suck to be a kid, with an expectation of gifts from santa and to get nothing, and not know why. I feel it is an investment in future society, if some kids grow up a little bit happier.
...
You don't need God to be a good person.
yeah but surely it helps.
hear my name
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
I find Christmas a bit less fun now that the boys are growing up. They don't want toys anymore (except maybe a video game). :?
I used to enjoy toy shopping for the kids when they were younger. More than that, I liked hiding the toys around the house in December, and they used to like looking for them!!
Now, it all seems a bit more dull... but I still enjoy decorating the house with a pine tree and colored lights though.
My favourite part is seeing family, getting together with friends (for my 3rd annual Festivus party), having a little too much to drink, and just generally enjoying each others company. I'm a big fan of decorating the house, and this year with a steady girlfriend, it adds a whole other layer of people I meet/spend time with. I'm not a religious person, so that part doesn't effect me, but just spending time with friends and family, playing some music, good food, good drinks, good time!
Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
I think we need to put a little more effort into Ground Hog Day.
But really, I don't like Christmas unless it's December 25th... actually, I prefer Christmas Eve, because as a youth, that was the most exciting. Once you've finished opening your gifts on Christmas Day it's down hill. The magic is gone.
...
One year... I was going to hang my Christmas lights (like I always did)... I run the extension cord to the outlet first to make sure there is enough slack so the first bulb is on the corner of the eave. Then, toss the ball of lights up on the roof so I can string them along the roof line, right?
Well, I forgot that I lent my ladder to my friend who lives up in Pasadena... which is a ways away... for a lazy guy like me, he might as well been living in Egypt. So, I went and did other stuff instead.
...
About a week later... my neighbor came by and asked with a sense of concern in her eyes, "Cosmo. Are you all right?". "Sure. Why?"
"Well, your Christmas lights...".
Turns out... i totally forgot about the tangled ball of lights on the corner of my roof. I had the extension cord plugged into an outlet with a timer on, so every night... this tangled ball of lights lit up. I never saw them because I come from work around the far corner.
Anyway, i kinda like how punk rock they looked so that's how I decorate my home for Christmas.
...
Merry Christmas!!!
Got a picture? I wanna see what punk rock giftmas lights look like.
Christmas Day for me in China will consist of going to a hotel restaurant, eating some nice food, and drinking a lot of booze.
I won't be celebrating a 2000 year old synthetic Middle Eastern cult and the myth of the birth of somebody who never actually existed.
I'll just be celebrating the fact that I get a couple of days off work.
Christmas is actually a pagan holiday MUCH older than Christ.
December 25th has to do with the sun rising one degree back from it's lowest mid-day point in the sky (astronomical winter December 21st or 22nd). It symolizes rebirth.. so drink to that!
Southern hemisphere should be celebrating in June. :P
has anybody seen the movie "Legion" there was a line in the movie that I that was interesting..kinda ,
a man says I don't believe in God while talking to the Arc Angel David and David calmly turns to him and says
" that dosent matter anymore because he dosen't believe in you anymore either."
because Christmas is not in your heart don't assume it is in no ones.
Don't assume everyone is greedy and celebrating something that means nothing
because it means nothing to you.
At least acknowledge there are those who give at Christmas and all year long
and enjoy the holiday for the joy it brings, the family ties shared, the memories
made.
Acknowledge those who believe in Christ as their Savior, in the profound
way they lives their lives, in the meaning of Christmas to them.
Acknowledge it is a fun time for children, find the joy in a child and their Christmas tree,
simple things.
I guess there will always be Scrooges but I think one can learn something from that story too.
because Christmas is not in your heart don't assume it is in no ones.
Don't assume everyone is greedy and celebrating something that means nothing
because it means nothing to you.
At least acknowledge there are those who give at Christmas and all year long
and enjoy the holiday for the joy it brings, the family ties shared, the memories
made.
Acknowledge those who believe in Christ as their Savior, in the profound
way they lives their lives, in the meaning of Christmas to them.
Acknowledge it is a fun time for children, find the joy in a child and their Christmas tree,
simple things.
I guess there will always be Scrooges but I think one can learn something from that story too.
"Acknowledge those who believe in Christ as their Savior, in the profound
way they lives their lives, in the meaning of Christmas to them."
thank you Pandi !and Merry Christmas to you and your family !
because Christmas is not in your heart don't assume it is in no ones.
Don't assume everyone is greedy and celebrating something that means nothing
because it means nothing to you.
At least acknowledge there are those who give at Christmas and all year long
and enjoy the holiday for the joy it brings, the family ties shared, the memories
made.
Acknowledge those who believe in Christ as their Savior, in the profound
way they lives their lives, in the meaning of Christmas to them.
Acknowledge it is a fun time for children, find the joy in a child and their Christmas tree,
simple things.
I guess there will always be Scrooges but I think one can learn something from that story too.
"Acknowledge those who believe in Christ as their Savior, in the profound
way they lives their lives, in the meaning of Christmas to them."
thank you Pandi !and Merry Christmas to you and your family !
Godfather.
:wave: Thank you Godfather!
Enjoy this wonderful time of the year and Merry Christmas to you and yours!
well mom and dad said we could
so i did what i should
i hung my stocking on a wall
i didn't get a thing at all
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
'cause i didnt get nothin' last year
well stayin' up late
to see santa clause fly
well sure enough don't ya know
the fat boy didn't show
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
'cause i didnt get nothin' last year
well i tried to get a little kiss
from a pretty little miss
she slapped me down and said "you jerk,
mistletoe doesn't work"
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
'cause i didnt get nothin' last year
oh right!
well wakin' up the reindeer
makin' little kids cheer
the reason that his nose shine
santa gave him moonshine
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
'cause i didnt get nothin' last year
ah decorate the street light
people lookin' to get right
one hand will slap ya back
the other one will take ya back
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
'cause i didnt get nothin' last year
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
'cause i didnt get nothin' but fear.
has anybody seen the movie "Legion" there was a line in the movie that I that was interesting..kinda ,
a man says I don't believe in God while talking to the Arc Angel David and David calmly turns to him and says
" that dosent matter anymore because he dosen't believe in you anymore either."
Godfather.
I thought Jesus loved everybody?
Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
Comments
oh I thought you grew up with a weird name like me ...
good story though
Got a picture? I wanna see what punk rock giftmas lights look like.
Haven't decorated, yet.
...
And DAMN! I forgot to take down the Christmas tree last weekend to make room for the new one.
...
**Note To Self** - Stop by Home Depot for green spray paint and pine tree car freshener.
Hail, Hail!!!
I do sponsor a fundraiser for the town holiday fund for the poor, at my business however, because I believe it must really suck to be a kid, with an expectation of gifts from santa and to get nothing, and not know why. I feel it is an investment in future society, if some kids grow up a little bit happier.
R.i.p. My Dad - May 28, 2007
R.i.p. Black Tail (cat) - Sept. 20, 2008
You don't need God to be a good person.
Hail, Hail!!!
yeah but surely it helps.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
I used to enjoy toy shopping for the kids when they were younger. More than that, I liked hiding the toys around the house in December, and they used to like looking for them!!
Now, it all seems a bit more dull... but I still enjoy decorating the house with a pine tree and colored lights though.
I think we need to put a little more effort into Ground Hog Day.
But really, I don't like Christmas unless it's December 25th... actually, I prefer Christmas Eve, because as a youth, that was the most exciting. Once you've finished opening your gifts on Christmas Day it's down hill. The magic is gone.
^this
Sorry about the link, but im pretty sure this is what punk rock giftmas lights look like
http://whitetrashrepairs.com/white-tras ... as-lights/
And Christmas is just a greed-fest.
Christmas Day for me in China will consist of going to a hotel restaurant, eating some nice food, and drinking a lot of booze.
I won't be celebrating a 2000 year old synthetic Middle Eastern cult and the myth of the birth of somebody who never actually existed.
I'll just be celebrating the fact that I get a couple of days off work.
December 25th has to do with the sun rising one degree back from it's lowest mid-day point in the sky (astronomical winter December 21st or 22nd). It symolizes rebirth.. so drink to that!
Southern hemisphere should be celebrating in June. :P
Hence my use of the words 'a synthetic Middle Eastern cult'.
a man says I don't believe in God while talking to the Arc Angel David and David calmly turns to him and says
" that dosent matter anymore because he dosen't believe in you anymore either."
Godfather.
because Christmas is not in your heart don't assume it is in no ones.
Don't assume everyone is greedy and celebrating something that means nothing
because it means nothing to you.
At least acknowledge there are those who give at Christmas and all year long
and enjoy the holiday for the joy it brings, the family ties shared, the memories
made.
Acknowledge those who believe in Christ as their Savior, in the profound
way they lives their lives, in the meaning of Christmas to them.
Acknowledge it is a fun time for children, find the joy in a child and their Christmas tree,
simple things.
I guess there will always be Scrooges but I think one can learn something from that story too.
I love the Ditto!!
"Acknowledge those who believe in Christ as their Savior, in the profound
way they lives their lives, in the meaning of Christmas to them."
thank you Pandi !and Merry Christmas to you and your family !
Godfather.
Apparently George W. Bush and Dick Cheney believe in Jesus. Do you think these people live profound lives, or that they follow the example of Jesus?
Or are you just making it up as you go along?
quite the oppesite my friend it is the non beliver that make it up as they go along.
Godfather.
Each to their own.
Though I'm pretty sure a scientist would take issue with the 'making it up' part.
Enjoy this wonderful time of the year and Merry Christmas to you and yours!
People frantic and desperate to quell future squall
Suicides hang from the rafters with shame
Certain that no one remembers their name
Some rich bitch gets a new fur wrap
While a poor hungry child begs for a scrap
The office party excuse to get drunk and fall down
As if there aren’t enough of those all year round
Two days a year to make things right
Two days a year to try not to fight
Two days a year to attempt without sin
Well, Peace on earth and good will to men
"what a long, strange trip it's been"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7XJUeHWePw
well mom and dad said we could
so i did what i should
i hung my stocking on a wall
i didn't get a thing at all
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
'cause i didnt get nothin' last year
well stayin' up late
to see santa clause fly
well sure enough don't ya know
the fat boy didn't show
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
'cause i didnt get nothin' last year
well i tried to get a little kiss
from a pretty little miss
she slapped me down and said "you jerk,
mistletoe doesn't work"
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
'cause i didnt get nothin' last year
oh right!
well wakin' up the reindeer
makin' little kids cheer
the reason that his nose shine
santa gave him moonshine
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
'cause i didnt get nothin' last year
ah decorate the street light
people lookin' to get right
one hand will slap ya back
the other one will take ya back
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
'cause i didnt get nothin' last year
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
i dont believe in christmas
'cause i didnt get nothin' but fear.
just the one you make
this from
desires traditions values
and your love for humanity
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
If you expect perfection from politicians, you will be sorely let down.
I have not seen the movie but the thought of God or Jesus being disappointed
in any given one of us ...
that is a reality for me.
I think enough people are very disappointed in the human race ...
why wouldn't a creator be?
We were all created with the choice to be kind and love each other or not.
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