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I found this delightful video on YouTube.com’s homepage. Please watch it through to the end–you’ll be glad you did. I mean it– the VERY LAST SECOND!

Happy Holidays!

Watch it on its YouTube video page here.

After all the emotions I’ve put myself and others through this week, I thought I would acknowledge this bulletin because it does sort of relate to how I feel about things. I imagine this will be the post that is one or two away from the last post of today. Without further ado, enjoy an excessively rhyming poem…

I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
“Oh excuse me please” was my reply.

He said, “Please excuse me too;
I wasn’t watching for you.”

We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said goodbye.

But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.

Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still.

When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
“Move out of the way,” I said with a frown.

He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn’t realize how harshly I’d spoken.

While I lay awake in bed,
God’s still small voice came to me and said,

“While dealing with a stranger,
common courtesy you use,
but the family you love, you seem to abuse.

Go and look on the kitchen floor,
You’ll find some flowers there by the door.

Those are the flowers he brought for you.
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.

He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes.”

By this time, I felt very small,
And now my tears began to fall.

I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
“Wake up, little one, wake up,” I said.

“Are these the flowers you picked for me?”
He smiled, “I found ‘em, out by the tree.

I picked ‘em because they’re pretty like you.
I knew you’d like ‘em, especially the blue.”

I said, “Son, I’m very sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn’t have yelled at you that way.”
He said, “Oh, Mom, that’s okay.
I love you anyway.”

I said, “Son, I love you too,
and I do like the flowers, especially the blue.”

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Thanks to… whoever came up with that.

The closing for it relates to family, but I consider my friends my family, and my family… well, barely family. Time for a doctor’s visit… Till later.

Editor’s Note: If you subscribe, you received my blog with a slight mistake. “increasingly effective” should have read “increasingly ineffective”. My apologies for any confusion.

Over the past week, I’ve become a gradually bigger mess, and I’ve been unappreciative of the people in my life. I don’t really plan on making this a big, long, blog entry… Idling on my errors will just make it worse.

My dad randomly set me off yesterday with a remark about my driving, then after a few moments of awkward silence, he asked, “What kinds of medicine are you taking?” … I am not blaming it on my prescriptions, but they are becoming increasingly ineffective. Not only do I feel drained of emotion, but I feel just as down as I did before. It’s a sucky world… and I just miss a lot of people who once were in my life and now aren’t. Time sucks sometimes… The delays before something else good happens hurts a lot sometimes.

Either way, I’m sorry to everyone who has felt the weirdness I have been radiating lately. Now, however, it’s time that I take my own time and do things for myself… For however long that may take.

Please don’t think I’m not religious, because I do believe in a higher power that created us, and that there is a higher power that can help us through difficult times and performs miracles, but sometimes, I think certain public figures overstep their boundaries. This e-mail was just too funny to pass up and post on my blog. Again, don’t get the wrong idea. I believe in morals and all that, but sometimes, I wonder how people can support everything the Bible says, but only when… convenient.

Enjoy.

 Rated TV-14 for Controversial Topics.

—Begin E-Mail Message, forwarded from Kathryn T.—

Dr Laura and Leviticus,

Laura Schlesinger is a US radio personality, who dispenses advice to people who call in to her radio show. She recently said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination, according to Leviticus 18:22, and cannot be condoned under any circumstances. The following response is an open letter to Dr. Laura which was posted on the Internet.

Dear Dr. Laura:

Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God’s Law. I have learned a great deal from your show, and try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind them that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination… End of debate.

I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some other elements of God’s Laws and how to follow them.

1. Leviticus 25:44 states that I may possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can’t I own Canadians?
2. I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?
3. I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness - Lev.15: 19-24. The problem is how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.
4. When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord - Lev.1:9. The problem is, my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?
5. I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath.Exodus 35:2. clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself, or should I ask the police to do it?
6. A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination - Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don’t agree. Can you settle this? Are there ‘degrees’ of abomination?
7. Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle- room here?
8. Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev. 19:27. How should they die?
9. I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?
10. My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev.19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? Lev.24:10-16. Couldn’t we just burn them to death at a private family affair, like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14)

I know you have studied these things extensively and thus enjoy considerable expertise in such matters, so I am confident you can help. Thank you again for reminding us that God’s word is eternal and unchanging.

Your adoring fan,
Homer Simpson-Caldwell

—End E-Mail Message—

I couldn’t pass up this one… I had to pass it on. Happy Holidays!

P.S. Hope everyone is enjoying my cheesy holiday theme! =]