http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/1554 A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:28:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/1554#comment-28945 Discovering a Season @ Ales Rarus Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:31:13 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/wordpress/archives/1556#comment-28945 [...] Realizing this has not been a pleasant experience for me. At first, I was merely depressed at the commercialization of the holiday, and my contributions to it, as I've mentioned in a previous post. As I dealt with what I felt Christmas shouldn't be, it occurred to me that I had only a vague idea of what it should be. We've all heard "Jesus is the reason for the season" so many times that it's become cliche. It's a bit preachy, but it's based on a solid principle. Or is it? There's an assumption built into that phrase that the whole season, from early December to New Year's Eve is Christmas. Most of the popular carols bear witness to this assumption. I only recently realized how wrong this is, at least for those of Christian faith. It finally dawned on me that "The Twelve Days of Christmas" refers to dates after December 25! [...] http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/archives/1554#comment-1129 Andrea Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/wordpress/archives/1556#comment-1129 Almost everything people desire in this country is a "want".