the Christmas Picto-RANT

(As usual the pictures are supposed to represent a word or concept - at times admittedly it is a stretch. In many places clicking on the pictures leads you to a related story...)
It's that

again. Time to let you know what I am

about.
A Few Suggestions to Help You Observe Christmas To It's Fullest

(and prepare for a good new year)

#1.

Make sure you give everyone on your list a

failing to do so could prove costly.

(failing to include all the appropriate people on the Christmas photo could evidently prove to be somewhat incendiary)

#2

Make sure you at all the right places. Especially, visit After all Wal-Mart is the beach where the war on Christmas won it's first big battle.

#3
No need to worry about how much

or you ingest before you climb behind the because
won't be organizing too many (full story)

#4
You might want to consider an

to throw in as a stuffer for your favorite minority or disenfrachised person(s). After it seem in these days. Made popular by...and and most recently...

---it's all the rage. (the 'hot' Christmas item this year) Yeah I know you thought the "it" gift was the

#5

Finally some last minute gift suggestions for all those tough people on your list...

for the mini-golfer who is tired of the worldly influence of the typical windmills and loop-de-loops...

and you may as well throw in a sleeve of...

and it not just important for the teenagers in your life to listen to the right music - it pretty much should be pumping out of one these

how about for the retirees on your list who are looking for that special 'inspired' get-away. The Pickle is proud to present:

TOP TEN CHRISTIAN DESTINATIONS

of course there is always that one person on your list that seems to have everything. Well we even have a suggestion for that person(s)...

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Don't worry too much Christmas is still pretty

-y

On a more serious

I've been wondering about

Jesus' birthday to another day of the year.
It's not that I think that Jesus is embarrassed about his age.

It's just so little about Christmas is really about Jesus.

Giving each other

is great and even a wholesome Godly activity that exercises kindness.
I just wonder how disturbed the God incarnate would be about how, the gathering around the

with all its excesses has become central to our celebration of his

Maybe Jesus wouldn't mind a quieter where the celebrations would see Jesus' identifying with the in need around them.

You know we could become mini-Christs and who knows what would happen

Hey Jesus... party on man!

check out last year's pictogram