This is the third time I’ve tried to do an entry today. The first two times I tried, I had some great stuff written, and when I went to save it, poof – all gone. Needless to say, I was a bit hot under the collar after the second time. Now I’m writing my entry in Word and saving it so I don’t lose it again because it seems that our internet is out. The modem is all lit up and our cable is working, but when I called Comcast to report the internet outage, I got a message saying they are experiencing technical difficulties and to try my call again later. Piss me off.
I had some really good rants in my first two attempts, and even though I am feeling like hammered shit right now, I will attempt to recreate them. The first one has to do with the whole “Merry Christmas” versus “Happy Holidays” debacle and “Let’s Keep Christ in Christmas.” Well that second debate is settled once and for all.
So THERE. Nah.
I am sick and tired of kow-towing to the politically correct set and people getting all butt-hurt and offended when I wish them “Merry Christmas.” *I* celebrate Christmas, so why should I have to deny my Christianity and my chosen celebration by wishing people “Happy Holidays?” I have friends who celebrate Channukah, Kwanzaa, and Winter Solstice and I wish them greetings accordingly, but to the stranger on the street, I’m going to say “Merry Christmas” because that’s what *I* celebrate, and they can either correct me and tell me what they celebrate or suck it up and deal with it because I’m not going to change the way I do things for fear of offending someone. I’m someone too, and who is worried about offending ME by forcing me to say something other than “Merry Christmas?” Nobody. It’s okay to make ME change, but no one else has to, and by gosh I am sick of it. So as far as I’m concerned, “Merry Christmas” it is and will be and the rest of the world can either deal with it or ignore me completely.
So THERE. Nah.
The "-mas" part is from the Latin-derived Old English word for "mass",[1] while the "X" comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Χριστός, translated as "Christ". SO, Xmas does not remove Christ from Christmas. Billy Graham started that - lets let him be the uneducated one.
The word "Christ" and its compounds, including "Christmas", have been abbreviated in English for at least the past 1,000 years, long before the modern "Xmas" was commonly used. "Christ" was often written as "XP" or "Xt"; there are reference......s in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as far back as AD 1021. This X and P arose as the uppercase forms of the Greek letters χ and ρ used in ancient abbreviations for Χριστος (Greek for "Christ"), and are still widely seen in many Eastern Orthodox icons depicting Jesus Christ. The labarum, an amalgamation of the two Greek letters, is a symbol often used to represent Christ in Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox Christian Churches.
So THERE. Nah.
Last night, I was going to get my eyebrow repierced with a tiny and tasteful little barbell, but Al gave me so much shit about it, I agreed to let it go until I get paid. He hates my nose ring and my tattoos, and he hates the idea of me getting another eyebrow piercing, but you know what? It’s my body and my decision. There are so many other worse things I could be doing than piercing or adding ink. He needs to just deal with it. There are things about him that I don’t like and have to deal with, so he can live with this. He doesn’t have to like it, but he does have to live with it, just like I do with him. I’m rather pissed that I had to put off getting my piercing for another couple of weeks, but I’m going to do it. I liked it the first time I had it, but I didn’t like the ring. I will like the barbell and have no problem with it. So suck it up and deal with it Al, because it’s going to be a reality very soon.
So THERE. Nah.
We went to Emil’s Pizza & Sports Bar last night, in the town where I grew up and went to school, for an All-Class Reunion. I was rather disappointed there weren’t more people from my class there. There were a couple of people, but no one I’m friends with now or was even friends with in high school. Al and I wound up sitting with Aunt Marcia, who is also a high school alum, and one of her friends, who is now a friend of mine thanks to Facebook. We had a nice time and hung out for about three hours. We stayed long enough to watch the Bulls win in overtime and then we got the heck out of dodge because the noise and the crowd were starting to make me antsy. It’s not like I could even take a tranquilizer because I had two beers of my own and drank half of Al’s just so we could get out of there. Anyway, here are a couple of pictures to commemorate the night.
Al & I
Aunt Marcia & I
Al & Jacki - My Facebook Friend who I've gotten to know via Aunt Marcia
We are going to visit Corri at rehab today and I am really looking forward to it. I miss my sister. I don’t miss the drinking or the lying and manipulating, or the selfish antics of hers, but I do miss her and her presence. I can’t wait to see her. I’m sure I’ll be able to write some about that tomorrow.
Well, that’s really all I had to say today. As I said earlier, I feel like hammered shit. I’ve got a headache that feels like railroad spikes are being driven into my temples, and my stomach is doing flip flops and I feel like I’m going to puke any second, but nothing is going to stop me from seeing my sister. I need some face time with her.
Now that I’ve gotten all that off my chest, I guess I’ll go get ready to leave. It’s freezing outside, but it’s a beautiful day. Have a great day!
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ryc: I took some vicoden so I should be fine... hopefully.. I hate having headaches... they suck as you well know.. 
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