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[It has been = the Griffin family tradition to read the Christmas Story from Luke 2 = before opening gifts on Christmas morning. In 1970, in our first = Christmas as husband and wife, we sat in a quiet apartment and read. In = 2022, we sit in the quiet…

Tragedy struck = the home of America’s most popular poet. On July 9th, 1861, Henry = Wadsworth Longfellow’s wife, Fanny, was near an open window sealing = locks of her daughter’s hair in a packet, using hot wax.  It was = thought that a spark from a match or a candle…

[Not a = “quiz” per se but have fun seeing what odd trivia you = know.  Answers below]   1. We know = according to the song that all the little boy wanted for Christmas was = his two front teeth,  But WHY did he want = them?   2.…

Best wishes = for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, = non-addictive, gender neutral, winter solstice holiday, practiced within = the most joyous traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, = but with respect for the religious persuasion of others who choose to = practice their own religion…

[Plan how to = respond when you receive a Christmas gift you just don’t like. You = might say . . .]   10. Hey! = There’s a gift!   9. Well, well, = well …   8. Boy, if I = had not recently shot up 4 sizes that…

Dear = Santa,   I’ve been a = good mom all year. I’ve fed, cleaned, and cuddled my children on demand, = visited the doctor’s office more than my doctor and sold sixty-two cases = of candy bars to raise money to plant a shade tree on the school =…

Santa at = center court in the mall was working through a long line of boys and = girls sharing their deepest wishes for what they wanted under the tree = this Christmas. He was surprised when the next = “little” girl looked 20-something, but he dutifully asked = the…

"While = shopping at Dollar Tree recently I overheard another customer’s = conversation with a cashier. Every year he saves up his loose tip change = as a server at Cotton Patch Cafe. As Christmas nears, he collects it all = in then goes to Dollar Tree and buys as…

An = international chess tournament was held at a large hotel in New York = City. Everyone watched games with great intensity and argued into the = wee hours over moves and counter moves.   The hotel = manager had enough when one group nailed up banners all over the…

It was the = night before Christmas when Santa Claus’ sleigh team became one = member short because of a sudden illness.   When an = inflatable plastic reindeer was used to fill the void in the team so no = one would take notice the missing animal, Regis (chief…

When the wife = and I were dining last month in Moscow, we enjoyed a meal with former = Communist Party leader Rudolph Petrovich. He came into the restaurant = from the cold drizzle, complaining about the nasty = weather.   My wife said = it was sleeting, but he…

A fancy = restaurant was preparing brunch for Christmas. The Eggs Benedict looked = scrumptious, but there was no bright shiny platter large enough on which = to properly display them for the buffet.   An ingenious = kitchen staff member had an idea and quickly ran outside, returning with…

The wife told me she was heading into town to the mall to = buy some St. Nick figurines for the shelf above our fireplace. =   I think she was taking a Santa mantel journey.   [thanks, Russ]   ~~ Dr Bob = Griffin [email protected] = www.grif.net = "Jesus…