Safety Briefing

If you happen to find a stranger wearing a big red suit with a long white beard in your home either late this evening or early tomorrow morning, you should probably shoot him because Santa Clause Isn't Real.

Now that we have the administrative notices out of the way, I hope you all have an excellent Christmas. As I always emphasize, spend time with your families because you never know when the last time may be. Also, remind your stressed out relatives around that the point behind this holiday is not milk & cookies, "Happy Holidays", the laboratory-clean house, "Season's Greetings", or even Donner und Blitzen. If you've got young children, start a tradition this year by reading them the real Christmas story. Tell them about how the Roman Empire had expanded their power into modern-day Israel. Tell them about how the government interrupted their lives and ordered everyone to report to their home towns for a census. Tell them about the full Motel 6 and Days Inn. Tell them the whole story about how the shepherds saw the sky filled with angels. And please, don't tell them the wise guys were at the birth place because they weren't. They entered a few scenes later.

Let your children know the truth. If they don't hear it from you, who will tell them?

Merry Christmas,
Crispy