December 7, 2009

Last night was the feast day for Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of children, sailors, fishermen, merchants, the falsely accused, repentant thieves, pharmacists, archers, pawnbrokers. Wow, that's quite a few people to have to watch over. Nicholas was the Bishop of Myra in the 300's and was widely known for his generosity to the poor, often in the form of anonymous, surprise gifts. He is considered by many to be the basis for the figure Santa Claus (old St. Nick). 

November 30, 2009

It seems wrong to me that every year the retail shops start the Christmas bombardment a little earlier. I love that people get in the spirit of the season, but can it be subtle for once? Can we not put little Santa hat's on brass geese?