gas prices

I just wanted a post to look back so I can compare gas prices. Todays gas, $2.13

christmas 2005

Christmas is coming up quick and once again my Christmas present buying is way behind. In fact, I have yet to buy a thing. Tomorrow I have wedding meetings in the evening and Friday morning I head up to Lutsen Mountain in northern Minnesota for the weekend. Well, it looks like I have zero time to buy... which is fine by me. I really am starting to dislike the commercialized "spirit" of Christmas. Santa, his elves, deer that fly... all things that are told to our children which they believe. Complete lies! Meanwhile Jesus, "the reason for the season", is by societies standards the epitome of insensitivity and can't be displayed in a nativity scene on public property. He can't be talked about in schools. It's really, really sad. In fact, I was just reading in the news the other day about this teacher - From Fox News.com, dated December 14th, 2005:

RICHARDSON, Texas — Guess what, kids? There's no such thing as Santa Claus!

That's what a suburban Dallas music teacher told first-graders on Monday — and the school's been hearing from parents ever since.

The angry phone calls prompted the Richardson school district to issue a pro-Santa statement.

The district announced that the offending teacher had heard from Santa Claus himself — who assured the teacher that "the spirit of the holidays is alive and well." And Santa asked the teacher to pass that message along to students.

A district spokesman says the teacher won't face any disciplinary action.

What another SAD day in America. "It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine...".

geo

Well, as most people already know, I totaled my Geo on Thanksgiving Eve this year. What a joy. Now amidst all the wedding planning, baby preparation, Christmas, financial juggling... I need to find time to get me some new wheels. Ah, the lovely plight of late ‘05.