On 9 Nov 2006 10:31:04 -0800, "Chuck Gould"
wrote:


JohnH wrote:
A nice story, although I'm surprised to see you using the word "Christmas"
in such a favorable light.


I'm not "anti-Christmas".

But I'm sure the holiday has a different meaning for me than it does
for many, maybe even most people.

If I speak of Christmas in a favorable light, perhaps I'm motivated by
respect and appreciation for something that's pretty important to a lot
of people. But let's not go there, it's likely to turn into a nasty OT
fight that the NG doesn't need. I thought the stories about the
shipwrecked Christmas tree boats and the seagoing family that refused
to accept defeat were at least marginally appropriate for a boating NG,
but we can be sure that a discussion of Christmas, almost certain to
become religious or sac-religious, will simply push this group father
and faster down the road back to a snarling flame fest. All the
political posts this week are enough to do that on their own.

OK!