Ah, the humble Tannenbaum.  I love trees.  They are both symbols of longevity and stoicism. No tree captures the hearts of man, at this festive time of the year, more so than the evergreen.  The custom of decorating the evergreen tree originated in Germany in the 16th century.  It was common for the Germanic people to decorate fir trees, both inside and out, with roses, apples, and colored paper.      It is believed that...

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   So I do phone support for a living.  Its not hard and the pay is good.  I like the work.  the stress level is very high at times but the holiday season is usually not that time.  Things slow way down this time of year for me.  Its after xmas that I get pretty busy as everyone opens their new toys etc.  With that in mind I wrote a modified 12 days of christmas I thought you might enjoy.  I wont right the whole thing out just the...

    Today someone enlightened me about a super amazing xmas fact!  (thanks Danny)  It seems we have called a few of Old Santa’s Reindeer by at least three different names over time.  I found this so interesting I had to write a blog about it!      The original poem twas’ the night before xmas by Henry Livingston, Jr. (Clement Clarke Moore got credit for the poem, but he probably was not the author.)  refers to...

    Atheists get a bad rap in my opinion.  We like a good party just like the rest of the world.  We like Evergreen trees and wreaths and twinkly lights and delicious home cooked meals as much as all  the theists out there. We ge spanked pretty hard by the theists at this time of year.  I think we should start a movement to take back this holiday for ourselves.  After all, it belonged to us first.  In fact, one could make an...

     Being an Atheist it is tough to get through the xmas holidays without a little teeth grinding and tongue holding.  That being said I like to pick apart the mythos of our fun holidays.  I find that the most enjoyable way to do this is to either examine the truth in origins of these holidays or examine other cultures interpretations of them.  Take some time and look around and you will find this blog chock full of holiday...