[Coco] OT: Merry XMAS

[mike delyea]

Art, you are one of my heroes in the coco comunity, and I agree that people
who are not particularly christian should still enjoy the holiday.  I say
"enjoy away", but don't forget that to many people (myself included),
Christmas is more than just a few days off.

On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 11:22 PM, Arthur Flexser <flexser at fiu.edu> wrote:

> I have to raise a dissenting voice here, and I hope no one takes offense.
> To me, Christmas is not about Christ, because those are not my religious
> beliefs.  I nevertheless enjoy the generous spirit of the season, and its
> embodiment in such nonreligious displays as Christmas trees, wreaths, Santa
> Claus, and so forth.  I like nonreligious Christmas songs like Chestnuts
> Roasting On An Open fire, Let It Snow, and many others.  Sure, a lot of it
> is commercialized, but so what?   What's the harm in that?  So is
> Thanksgiving (to a lesser extent), and I don't hear a lot of complaining
> that we're losing sight of the fact that Thanksgiving is about Pilgrims and
> Native Americans coming together in peace.  Those who want to appreciate
> and celebrate Christmas in terms of Christ, by all means do so, while
> refraining from attempting to impose your religious beliefs on others.  But
> don't begrudge the rest of us from enjoying the holiday in our own way.
>
> Merry Christmas.
>
> Art
>
> On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 11:04 PM, Bill Nobel <b_nobel at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I have to say HERE, HERE,  Today it is so commercialized that it isn’t
> > funny. “Christ” is what Christmas is all about.  We all have different
> > beliefs or cultures as we say now.
> >
> > Bill Nobel
> >
> > > On Dec 24, 2014, at 9:56 PM, Gene Heskett <gheskett at wdtv.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Wednesday 24 December 2014 22:13:48 Richard E Crislip did opine
> > > And Gene did reply:
> > >> On Thu, 25 Dec 2014 11:12:02 +1000
> > >>
> > >> Bob Devries <devries.bob at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>> And a merry Christmas to all of you from me DOWNUNDER
> > >>>
> > >>> Regards, Bob Devries
> > >>> Dalby, QLD, Australia
> > >>>
> > >>> On 25/12/2014 2:03 AM, Simon Jonassen wrote:
> > >>>> Merry XMAS to every 8bit coconut out there.....
> > >>>>
> > >>>> /Simon :-)
> > >>
> > >> How's the weather? Was a balmy 60 degrees today in Ohio ;-).
> > >
> > > We had some dampness creep in, but peaked at 64F today.  I kept kicking
> > > the heater in the garage thinking its contacts were stuck, until I bent
> > > over to check it and found it at ambient temperature.
> > >
> > > And to all, have a very Merry Christmas tomorrow, remembering that
> > despite
> > > the commercialism of it today, we really are celebrating the birth of
> > > someone who seriously tried to make a difference in mankind.
> > >
> > > And I hope the new year brings good fortune and you all can finally buy
> > > that 90 foot yacht you've been admiring for years.  ;-)
> > >
> > > Cheers, Gene Heskett
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> > > -Ed Howdershelt (Author)
> > > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
> > > US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS
> > >
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