from a letter to the editor that someotherguy is reading:

"As for those who would use threats and intimidation to force merchants to put Christ back in Christmas, how about putting Christ back in Christian?" -- Floyd A. Newsom, in the Ogden Standard

(Personally, I think Christ was a fiend I wouldn't want to emulate, but when people talk about putting Christ back into things, I think they're generally talking about putting values like compassion and love for fellow man[sic] in there, so I think it would be a start.)

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I think I have some fun things to read this Friday in Palo Alto. Hope you'll come see me if you can. I think stonebender and loracs and someotherguy will be there, but I'd love to have more folks in my corner, as it were.

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Happy birthday, alexanderjasper! Hope you and your most excellent family have a most excellent day.