Hellish Sno Cones

I am so sick of people saying that the term “Xmas” is somehow trying to take ‘Christ’ out of ‘Christmas.’ The letter “X” has been used to represent Christ since ancient times. It is in no way demeaning to use this term. The term “Xmas” has been in use at least since the 16th Century, so it is also not a modern day invention. Do us all a huge favor and forward this to your super-Christian friends, everyone. We should put this subject to rest once and for all.

I, personally, think that “Xmas” is a really neat was to say Christmas, but that’s because I actually know a little about history, unlike so many of those people who like to get up on their soap boxes. Why are the loudest ones so often the ones with so little to say?

I put this out there as I recently read that Newt Gingrich is thinking about running for president. Granted, Newt is not an idiot. He is actually very smart. He is just ‘misguided’, shall we say. More that that, though, he must be a few fries short of a happy meal if he thinks he has a snowball’s chance in hell of being the President of the United States. And, thankfully, remote possibilities can sometimes be very positive things.