This challenge is for one of our favorite blog commenters, Justin Gundy. Please apply for the head coaching position at Michigan: Here is the official job posting.
Apply for the job. Await a response. Report the result.
After a little tremor in Seattle the other night (that scared the bejesus out of me) I did a little research to find out if any earthquakes have hit Alabama recently. As it turns out, not only have they happened, but the most recent was in Jasper.
For the second day in a row, viewership on the blog was the highest in the past months. You fools are crazy about Christmas… or, you just like to watch Croom cry.
I usually post The Christmas Story on Christmas Eve, though I figure the best way to kick-off this year’s Christmas Every Day is by posting the story in all it’s glory (I rhyme). What’s so funny to me is how short the story is, yet how (when I think about the Christmas Story) it seems so long and detailed.
By the way, I think Target has a sale on swaddling clothes.
The Birth of Jesus
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In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.
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(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.)
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And everyone went to his own town to register.
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So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.
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He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.
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While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born,
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and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
The Shepherds and the Angels
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And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.
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An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
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But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.
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Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.
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This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
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Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
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“Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.”
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When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
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So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.
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When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child,
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and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
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But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.
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The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
…is now considered the best college football player in Mississippi. Which, depending on your mood, is or isn’t that impressive.
Way to go Fletch!
I never hide the fact that when it comes to Christmas, I’m just as excited about this time of year as any 5-year-old girl you’ll meet. I also dress like a 5-year-old girl when you’re not watching. That said, l ast year’s most popular blog section is back, starting tomorrow Christmas Every Day.
Christmas Clips
Holiday Links
…and of course
Making Fun of Letters to Santa
It’s Christmas, folks. Get excited.
Yesterday saw the most hits on the blog in the last 4 weeks. Welcome back everybody.
(For better understanding concerning the title of this post, see here.)
