Eric Scheske

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Mistletoe

> Shakespeare calls it "the baleful mistletoe," perhaps in allusion to the Scandinavian legend that it was with an arrow made of mistletoe and wielded by the blind god Hoder that Balder was slain, or to the tradition that it was once a tree from which the wood

Christmas Quotes

“There were only two classes of men who heard the cry that night: Shepherds and Wise Men. Shepherds: those who know they know nothing. Wise Men: those who know they do not know everything.” Fulton Sheen "Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our

Festivus is Real!

> Invented in 1966 by a Reader's Digest editor but made popular through a 1997 Seinfeld episode, the fictional celebration has been brought to life by fervent supporters across the country -- including Clarkston native Blake Coe. > According to the Seinfeld episode, Festivus is celebrated on Dec.

Happy Holidays Losing

Merry Christmas is pulling out front in the culture wars. If it wins in the culture, the schools, big box stores, and malls will will follow. > In the cultural battle over whether to use the seasonal greeting "Happy holidays" or "Merry Christmas," the latter appears

Virtual Cookie Decorating

Decorating Christmas cookies without the mess [http://www.theoworlds.com/christmas/] . . . or the fun.

Charlie Brown Christmas' Poor Start

> "When CBS bigwigs saw a rough cut of 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' in November 1965, they hated it. > "'They said it was slow,' executive producer Lee Mendelson remembers with a laugh. There were concerns that the show was almost defiantly different: There

Expensive Santas

Here's an article in the Chicago Tribune about men paying over $100 to look exactly like Santa [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0512180254dec18,1,807059.story?coll=chi-news-hed] . It's nice that they're so earnest about their job. It's a worthwhile one,

Quiet Reminder

As the fever pitch rises, Benedict XVI reminds us [http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=41323]: > "During this period of preparation for Christmas, let us cultivate interior meditation, in order to welcome and safeguard Jesus in our lives," the Holy Father said at his Sunday

Taking Down Slasher Santa

Good for the marine. Unlawful, but good for him: > A former Marine took a stab at saving the Christmas spirit yesterday – knocking over a bloody, knife-wielding Santa that was part of a controversial display outside a Manhattan home. > Julius Spohn, 64, of Newark, said he had read about

Santarchy

Between these clowns and the Krupniks [https://thedailyeudemon.com/3347/], the commercialization of Christmas is looking pretty good: > A group of 40 people dressed in Santa Claus outfits, many of them drunk, went on a rampage through Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, robbing stores, assaulting security guards