Confessions of a Christmas Deceiver

Robert is 10 and hasn't figured out the secret of Santa yet. This will probably be the last year we get to leave the Santa key out (for homes without a chimney), cookies and milk for Santa, and reindeer food (oats mixed with glitter) in the yard. I will miss being Santa.
Do you have any Christmas traditions you would like to share?

Invasion or Protest March?

From Iwon.com :

GREENLAWN, N.Y. (AP) - Fifteen wild turkeys strutted into a suburban hamlet on Thanksgiving Day and then left just in time to avoid dinner.
The turkeys showed up Thursday morning, drawing crowds of spectators, but left - marching in single file - at about 1 p.m.

Suffolk County police were called because the turkeys created a traffic hazard while crossing a road. But the officers didn't have to intervene because the birds kept walking - and hadn't been seen or heard from since, residents said Friday.

Resident Joyce Logan said there was no practical joke involved and the turkeys could have wandered into the Long Island neighborhood about 40 miles east of Manhattan from a nearby wooded area, where she had been hearing gobbles since summer.

Logan said the birds walked away in a straight line between her house and her neighbor's, and she went back inside to prepare a store-bought turkey dinner for her family.

Unlike some neighbors, Logan said, she never had thoughts of catching one of the turkeys in her yard and turning it into dinner.

"I can't eat something that I've met," she said.

Update on Randy

Thank you for continuing to pray. My nephew is out of the hospital now and recuperating.

Who Would Want That Job?

From Fox News:

LONDON — Heather Mills got steamed up over milk and other dairy products ...
Mills focused on the environmental impact of deforestation and livestock on global warming, citing figures from animal rights group Vegetarians International Voice for Animals (Viva!).
"When (Viva!) told me it was 18 percent, that's more than all global transport, I was in shock. Airplanes only bring 3 percent, while they are being picked on with taxes," she said Monday.
Mills, 39, asked people to "cut down on one or two meat and dairy and fish dishes a week."
"We are the only species that drinks another person's milk, so why aren't we drinking rat's milk, or dog's milk, or cat's milk, that's how crazy it is," she said.
"It's mad that we are having cow's milk. Even cows don't drink it after one year but we continue forever."

My question is...who wants that job?

Twin Peaks Coffee Competition

I have long admired David Lynch. He is not the strangest man on the planet, just the strangest one you'll ever hear about who isn't locked up. This comes to us from a blog called No Hiatus: "David Lynch is looking for the perfect blend to celebrate the release of the Twin Peaks Definitive Gold Box Edition. Since you can’t pour coffee through the Internet, he’s going with a video blend - a mashup of Twin Peaks related materials combined into a perfect tribute for the series.

It’s the Twin Peaks Coffee Blend Competition and Lynch himself will be sipping from every offered cup. Visit the Jumpcut contest page before December 1 to create your masterpiece. There are over 100 elements to choose from including video clips and stills. If you plan to enter, be sure to read the rules, because they are extensive.

If you do enter, come on back here and let us know about it so we can see your work and vote. The three Contest Winners will each receive one (1) “Twin Peaks: Definitive Gold Box Edition” DVD box set and seven (7) cans of David Lynch Signature Cup coffee."

High School Football Update

Early on in this blog, I expressed the desire for the Odessa Permian Panthers to return to their "Friday Night Lights"glory days. Well, it seems that my wish has come true! Permian is going to the playoffs after their first undefeated season since 1991.

The Kermit Yellowjackets are also having a banner year, their best since 1985, and they are also headed into the playoffs with only two losses this year.

Update on Randy

Thank you for all your continued prayers. He is in a private room and hopes to go home this week.