Christmas Song, Revisited (sheet music!)
Ok, so in putzing around trying to find a way to put music here, I found a wonderful way to procrastinate! Finale NotePad has a 30-day trial period that is fully functional–with enough patience, a...
View ArticleHappy Cephalopodmas!
It’s still plenty of time till the plunder–I mean “morning of childlike wonder”But it’s such a big EarthThat, for instance, in Perth,It’s already Christmas Down Under. (I have recently been accused of...
View ArticleHappy Christmas To All Of You (From Your Atheist Friend)
I just got a nice “Merry Christmas” this morningFrom someone who calls me his “atheist friend”;He jokingly added, as if for a warning,His greeting was truly not meant to offend. He assumed that an...
View ArticleThe Digital Pack-Rat, vol. 9
All the xmas verses that got away–starting with a response to a youtube clip of ignorant buffoons pontificating on how the true meaning of christmas was being destroyed by having other belief systems …...
View ArticleAn Atheist Christmas (Cuttlefish Classic)
We’ll all open presents, and cook a big dinner,And share in traditions we learned long agoBut Christmas is different for this humble sinner,No “birth of the saviour”, just people we know. It has...
View ArticleThe War (On Christmas) Comes Early (Cuttlefish Classic)
From the Cape of Good Hope to the Newfoundland islands,The sands of Iran to the Panama isthmus;From Outback Australia to Inverness HighlandsIt’s time to take arms in the War Against Christmas! My...
View ArticleMerry Christmas To You.
It’s already Christmas in Melbourne and Sydney,And for just a few minutes, in Perth;The planet is spinning, and soon will come ChristmasTo this, the late side of the earth. Merry Christmas to you, from...
View ArticleSepia Friday
That is, not quite Black Friday (or CyberMonday) yet. But I’ve been tweaking the store just a little bit, so consider this a soft opening. Let me know if there are any problems. There are the regular...
View ArticleBe Prepared (To Buy Your Christmas Tree Elsewhere)
This post is part of a blogosphere protest against the discriminatory practices of the Boy Scouts. Remember, if you buy a Christmas tree this season, that there are plenty of places to get them that do...
View ArticleChristmas, Present
‘Twas the night before—really, the name doesn’t matter— The goose we’d be roasting just couldn’t be fatter; We’d trimmed out the tree, feeling ever-so-jolly, The mistletoe shimmered, and so did the...
View ArticleSarah, Rick, And Bill Report For Duty In The War Against Christmas
Dateline: Late June, 2013 Once again, the War On Christmas sees the atheists attack, But there’s something different this year—this year Christ is fighting back! Let the godless and their minions rant...
View ArticleIt’s Like Getting A Letter Back From Santa Claus!
A letter arrived in my mailbox today From a special location so far, far away I dropped all my duties to read it, because The return label said it had come from “S. Claus” I had written to Santa, some...
View ArticleIt’s Christmas. Officially. Already. (No, Really; I’m Not Making This Up.)
There once was a time, so the old fogeys say There was no “Christmas Season”, just one Christmas day There are history books into which we could delve That say Christmas expanded—its days numbered...
View ArticleChristmas For Sarah, And A Cookie For You
Jolly old Saint Nicholas Lean your ear this way Sarah has a book to sell Coming out today! Christmas eve is coming soon Under grave attack! Baby Jesus, do not cry— Sarah’s got Your back! Sarah takes on...
View ArticleAtheist Christmas Verses, Poems, Cards…
… and all proceeds going to charity. Cover Image, “The War (Against Christmas) Diary” So checking the site stats today, I note that it is the beginning of the season for searching google for “atheist...
View ArticleCyber… Something…
Hmmm… it appears to be CyberMonday, if such a thing exists any more. Time was, Lulu would offer special discounts on Cyber Monday, so I was waiting for those so I could do this post right…. but it...
View Article“Giving Tuesday”
I think I like this much more than Cyber Monday. It is, apparently, Giving Tuesday. Charities of all stripes are participating in the antidote to Black Friday, Gray Thursday, Local Saturday, and Cyber...
View ArticleGodless Dollars For Buskers
There’s a busker on the corner With a beat-up old guitar And he’s singing ‘bout some wise men Who were following a star And the night is getting chilly And he’s missed a meal or two Could be sadness;...
View ArticleThe Perfect Holiday Gift For Roy Zimmerman?
Ok, I’m not supposed to be online, but I did see something I just had to share. If you are like me (I pity you), you have all of Roy Zimmerman’s CD’s, most of them signed. And you sing along. To all of...
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