tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post8221453807127562676..comments2024-03-11T05:03:14.020-07:00Comments on Ernie's Place: Winter SolsticeErnie Branscombhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-21631567307835149182011-12-28T10:59:40.169-08:002011-12-28T10:59:40.169-08:00An interesting post esp. on Kwanzaa.Best wishes fo...An interesting post esp. on Kwanzaa.Best wishes for your future posts.Site Administratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700770415999055423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-5334861052444858312011-12-24T12:08:23.006-08:002011-12-24T12:08:23.006-08:00Thanks Spy
I laughed until my sides split. That is...Thanks Spy<br />I laughed until my sides split. That is so true... It's tough to live in a Politically Correct world.Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-81219110814967083392011-12-24T11:12:06.777-08:002011-12-24T11:12:06.777-08:00To All My Democrat Friends:
Please accept with no...To All My Democrat Friends:<br /><br />Please accept with no obligation, expressed or implied, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious.../secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2012, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. This is, of course, neither to suggest nor imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country; also, this is not to imply that "America," as noted herein, is the only America in the Western Hemisphere. May these heartfelt wishes be received with equal intensity regardless of distribution of individual wealth, documented carbon footprint, or perceived social privilege among the wishes addressed herein. This wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith, or sexual preference of the wishee. <br /><br />To All My Republican Friends:<br /><br />Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!<br /><br />via my cousin mark from pennsylvania, merry pc xmas and a positive 2012, love spyrockspyrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03685726716755909658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-53396318986104915202011-12-24T10:58:02.424-08:002011-12-24T10:58:02.424-08:00Thank Anon,
Neat song. It pretty much sums it up f...Thank Anon,<br />Neat song. It pretty much sums it up for those of us who believe in the real things in life, but just can't quite make that leap of faith into religion.Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-22631715034891591202011-12-23T22:16:17.914-08:002011-12-23T22:16:17.914-08:00Oh, goodie, an excuse to link to an Australian Chr...Oh, goodie, an excuse to link to an <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNvZqpa-7Q" rel="nofollow">Australian Christmas song</a>. (White Wine in the Sun).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-76246095116683331742011-12-23T06:47:09.266-08:002011-12-23T06:47:09.266-08:00Ernie wrote, So if you lived in Australia, you wou...Ernie wrote, <i>So if you lived in Australia, you would have shorter hotter Summers and longer colder winters.</i><br /><br />I never knew that, and I thought I was an expert on everything!<br /><br />This is exciting, having the days get longer. Today we'll have 57 seconds of daylight more than yesterday, according to an article in the Santa Rosa Press- Democrat from a couple days ago. Doesn't get any better than that.Fred Mangelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15746646487480850444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-265791589147659582011-12-23T00:09:26.562-08:002011-12-23T00:09:26.562-08:00Happy solstice and Christmas to you, Ernie. When ...Happy solstice and Christmas to you, Ernie. When will it get warmer?<br /><br />I know you're a refrigeration guy, but please make it warmer, Ernie. It's freezing out here.skippynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-51607417887116122072011-12-22T21:19:56.961-08:002011-12-22T21:19:56.961-08:00This on CNN: How atheists celebrate Christmas.
Sh...This on CNN: <a href="http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/atheist.holidays.irpt/index.html?hpt=hp_c1" rel="nofollow">How atheists celebrate Christmas</a>.<br /><br />Shocker: We celebrate it the same way most Christians do. If the holiday didn't have all of the pagan traditions thrown in, it would be about as enjoyable to celebrate as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_Circumcision_of_Christ" rel="nofollow">The Feast of the Circumcision of Christ</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-72336017113032007202011-12-22T21:14:36.344-08:002011-12-22T21:14:36.344-08:00Dear Editors,
My wife and I hope to join you for ...Dear Editors, <br />My wife and I hope to join you for breakfast on New Years day at your Fortuna Rotary pancake breakfast.<br /><br /><a href="http://abuvethefold.blogspot.com/2011/12/were-this-close.html" rel="nofollow"> More info on Breakfast</a>Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-72514024293324422312011-12-22T20:29:03.316-08:002011-12-22T20:29:03.316-08:00Whoops, cut off a sentence there...
It's a se...Whoops, cut off a sentence there...<br /><br />It's a secular holiday for many people, even in countries that have never had a significant Christian population.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-40406421787628549872011-12-22T20:27:55.176-08:002011-12-22T20:27:55.176-08:00If a global poll were taken, I'd bet more non-...If a global poll were taken, I'd bet more non-Christians celebrate Christmas than do Christians. It's a secular holiday for many people, even <br /><br />I'm an atheist and I celebrate Christmas for Santa and the solstice angle, although I attribute nothing supernatural to the solstice. Jesus is a late arrival to the holiday. I'm a big enough person to welcome Christians to my Christmas party.<br /><br />But if you want to mess with 'em, recite <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+10%3A1-5&version=NIV" rel="nofollow">Jeremiah 10:1-5</a>, the whole decorating-trees-is-a-worthless-pagan-ritual passage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-81827697421832227252011-12-22T19:33:20.624-08:002011-12-22T19:33:20.624-08:00Happy Winter Solstice, Ernie, just three more days...Happy Winter Solstice, Ernie, just three more days until the Jewish Sun God is born again. With your astronomy knowledge do you know why sun gods traditionally have their birthdays on Dec. 25th and not the Winter Solstice? It's the three day stutter-step the sun seemed to make after the Solstice as it advances across the horizon each day or at least something to this effect. The ancients' 360 day 30 day month solar calendars didn't quite fit, so they made them fit and either created or received architypal sun gods in dire straits in a three day hell needing rescue. Ishtar rescued the Babylonian sun god, Marduk, and Jesus rescues all of humankind in his three day ordeal. We Christians celebrate this event at Ishtar's day, Easter. <br /><br />Oh, don't think the Jews didn't go in for these sun god holy days as buried within the Hanukkah celebration is ancient Hebrew worship of Shamash, another sun god of the ancient Near East. Shamash's icon was an eight pointed star and that's why Hanukkah is an eight day celebration and why the center candle, different from the rest on the special Hanukkah menorah is called "Shamash". <br /><br />These sun gods got around even in the Abrahamic religions. Lot's more about that one some time..<br /><br />Oh, and Ernie? Tell Eric not to be such a dickhead. He's censoring me so I can't finish the pretty good dialogue going on his blog with Mitch and others. These infantile policos like Eric and Heraldo stooping to such low life tactics to stop dialogue they don't want others to hear one has to suppose. The scary thing is both these two are thee most active blog politicos in Humboldt County and they both suppress free speech whenever they can stop political opponents.<br /><br />Merry Christmas.Steve Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731109814328159838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-924013241079711992.post-10615234213471630282011-12-22T17:45:18.904-08:002011-12-22T17:45:18.904-08:00Happy Winter Solstice, Ernie and Janis!
-Kate ...Happy Winter Solstice, Ernie and Janis! <br /><br />-Kate & SpenceThe Editorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102789358542504025noreply@blogger.com