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SENTINEL TRIBUNE
Wednesday, December 24, 2014 Page 4
Praise...
or Perverse
Sony hacking... Jeers
Apparently the hacking of Sony's network appears to be the hack-
ing of the North Korean government. We think it deserves at least three
Jeers. Number one - shame on the North Koreans for doing it in the
first place. Number two - shame on Sony for cancelling the movie
about the assassination of Kim Jong Un or whatever his name is.
Number three - Shame on the media for releasing the private conversa-
tions of many of the persons who work for Sony. Although it does
seem a bit ironic that a company with Asian roots gets hacked by an
Asian country! Also it is worrisome to think what could happen if
some of these hackers decided to disrupt things like our communica-
tions or electrical grid!
Pakistan school murders... Jeers
One cannot imagine how Talibon fighters could go into a school
and ruthlessly kill over 130 defenseless children and staff members• It
makes one wonder what kind of a God would condone something as
heinous as that!
Opening Cuban relations... Cheers
After cutting off Cuban diplomatic relations since before the cold
war, it is encouraging to see that Cuba a country that lies only 90 miles
from our shores will now be'open for Americans to travel there and
vice a versa. I think both countries will be benefitted. It also sends a
positive message to other central and south
American countries. We are told Pope Francis had a lot to do with this
sudden awakening.
Salvation Army and others... Cheers
Hats off to all the charitable organizations that raise a lot of money
for the poor, hungry and homeless. Those bell ringers, and persons who
man food shelves and meal sites should be commended for their efforts
at this, especially at this time of the year. Despite what our government
does to help these people, help from everyday citizens is a blessing that
is hard to measure. But if you are one of those who support these
efforts in anyway, we want to say thanks and a "Big Cheer" for you.
Don't Kick Santa
Across Th
mov
cel
Yard,
on, give and
brate Christmas
By"Gienn 'Mollette sight of the big picture. The big
This Christmas give somebody picture includes looking around
the gift of mercy and forgiveness, and beyond our Christmas pain.
Actually be broad with your giv- Millions of people would simply
ing and generous. We all need a be thrilled to have the problems
lot of both. For such a joyful holi- that some of us have. Many peo-
day of cheer, giving and yuletide ple are in the nursing home and
will never go to the mall again.
merriment there are certainly a
lot of stressed out sourpuss faces Some have a terminal disease and
and agitated people. If you haven't this may be their last Christmas.
seen any of these you probably Others, would simply love to have
haven't been to the mall or busy a house to decorate or someone to
shopping districts. People get buy a gift for.
tense over decorating, shopping, Celebrate Christmas this year.
spending, and fitting into their Give away some special gifts.
schedules all the jolly dinners, Give gifts that money can't buy
gatherings and religious services, or time cannot fade. Give love,
You may have watched Chevy give forgiveness and give some
Chase in National Lampoon's mercy. Extend these generously
Christmas Vacation. He becomes to yourself. If you can't give them
over the top stressed out when his to yourself it's impossible to give
Christmas lights don't work and them to others. The little baby
that Christmas celebrates became
literally kicks, stomps and curses
a blue streak across his yard. It's a man and taught people that we
a funny scene. Mostly because in should love God and love others as
some way we've all been there a we love ourselves. Herein is part
time or two. of the rub. Too often people stop
We go crazy at Christmas. loving themselves. Life becomes
Everything is totally and abnor- imperfect, we fail, get hurt or mad
mally different from the rest of the and we kick Santa or the reindeer
year. We spend money, eat, cook, across the yard. Unfortunately we
travel and over schedule more stop there. We go into Ebenezer
than any other time ofthe year. By Scrooge bah humbug mode. We
the time December 26 rolls around don't get our groove back and miss
we're sick of Christmas. We start out on some of Christmas' most
wonderful characteristics- mercy
making a list of New Year's reso-
lutions that include never doing and forgiveness. The Christmas
some of the stuff ever again that story is about'a child who came to
we did at Christmas! By the time show us the way. He showed us
the next Christmas rolls around how to love, forgive and be merci-
we do it all over again and often ful. Some of the people in your life
worse than the year before. We probably need it more than you
know. Give generously and start
promise and swear we are going
to do things differently but as with yourself.
Dr. Glenn Mollette is a syndicated
long as we are able we do it over American columnist and author. He
and again. M o s t is read in all 50 states. The views
of us enjoy giving if we can. We expressed are those of the author and
enjoy giving to the people we are not necessarily representative of
love. Christmas trees, decorating, any other group, organization or this
eating and gatherings are all a publication.
part of the season. However, we
become frustrated when we lose
"Stories from the Batt Cave"
Christmas comes to pass a stick off as an antique tree. I "A new car? You shouldn't have,"
don't remember much of what was he said.
the Batt Cave under Christmas trees. I remember I hadn't. I'd gotten him a book.
who was around them. Turned out that he already had one.
On the 67th day of Christmas, Christmas songs bring tears in When I was a whippersnapper,
my true love said to me, "You need kitchens smelling like love and I'd get the cheapest version of what
to get a better calendar." oyster stew teaches us that oys- I'd wanted--a knockoff of a knock-
I told my wife, The Queen B, to ters are lima beans that learned off. I got an heirloom gift occasion-
not get her tinsel in a tangle, add- to swim. An old Swedish tradi- ally, something passed down from
ing, "I'm chopping down the next tion for serving rice pudding generation to generation. My moth-
tree I see whether it's decorated or at Christmastime is to place an er said, "I'll keep this for you and
not!" almond in the pudding in the belief give it to you when you're older,
Then I went back to whippingthat the one who eats the almond more responsible and appreciative."
up my world famous fruitcake. The would be blessed the following I could visit that gift, but I need-
recipe for which is a secret, but year. We put an almond into every ed to make an appointment.
includes generous portions of rub- serving so that bliss would reign. A couple of gift suggestions.
ber bands, sawdust and crayons. I remember the year of the great Forgiveness. It's always in the
I love Christmas. If it weren't for hard candy shortage. One of us right size. Ask another to tell you a
Christmas, we wouldn't hear Burl chewed peppermint and the rest of story•
Ives, deck the halls or hear, "I've us sat around and sniffed the air. Last year, I returned something
always wanted one of these, but not That was the same year that I sat to the Dollar Tree. I shouldn't have
much." We wouldn't know that the on Santa's lap and told him that he purchased that big screen TV there.
secret ingredient is sugar or butter, should give himself some nose-hair I wish you many happy returns.
, The Queen B asked me to wrap clippers. I've gathered scissors, hammer,
the Chris~rras presents, but I was The eat got my wife a dead knife, chisel and cutting torch. I'm
in the middle of a good book and mouse. I can't top that, but I tried, ready to open packages.
declined her kind offer. She threat- I shopped while rememberingA neighbor, who doesn't want
ened that if I didn't cover the gifts fondly when the number of shop- anyone to know how soft-hearted
in wrapping paper, I'd be in big ping days until Christmas didn't he is, puts out lug nuts for the
trouble. I wrapped every one of count Sundays. Why don't stores squirrels
them. There was only one problem, leave their Christmas decorations One year, he celebrated
She didn't tell me to put gift tags up all year instead of putting them Christmas with us. I asked him to
on them so we'd know whom they away for a few weeks? I've learned say grace.
were for. I was in trouble anyway, that when many people go into a "I'd be happy to," he said, fol-
A neighbor put up enough outside store, it's always crowded. It's not lowed by, "Thanks. Amen."
lights that the display served as hard to tell what people want for "That was a little short, wasn't
a beacon for intelligent life from Christmas. Especially when they it?" I said.
distant galaxies. A forest of lip lilac tell you over and over again. I hit "He knows what I mean."
(mistletoe) filled his house, the shelves hard. I traded the shop- Merry Christmas.
Our lights are restricted to the ping cart for a forklift, but as the
Christmas tree. We have a real tree, Rolling Stones sang, "You can't
but fake presents. The tree stays always get what you want." ©AI Batt 2014
up as long as one needle remains A young man told me he'd like 71622 325 St.
in place. One year, I knocked the either world peace or a new car, 1-1, MN 56042
tree over. It was worth it to see the whichever one was easier. I told http://albatt.net/
look of disappointment on the tom- him that I got him what he wanted
cat's face when he realized that I'd for Christmas.
beaten him to it. Dad once tried to
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