Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry for December 20, 2015

from Zen to Blitzen (or Rudolph, if you count the nose)

You look amazing, Verne!

Oh, I thought he was going to hear that as “It’s about being Hammy.”, which.. still works, in a sense?

Verne, the red-nosed turtle.

When I first read it I thought Vern said it was about being Hammy (no comma). When I got to the end I think I read it right the first time.

I thought he said “It’s about being Hammy.” I missed the comma. So, Christmas is about being happy regardless of circumstance, and just accepting life as it is and making the best of your world?

There are worse things for Christmas to be, I suppose…

It really is our expectations that cause us the most chronic grief. Not our dreams, or our needs, but the expectations we have of how our life SHOULD be.

I, too, missed the comma in “It’s about being, Hammy” … when I read this both in the newspaper and online.

This jus’ goes ta show; sometimes, those like Verne get the occasional reward fer their pursuits ’f… Sorry, I had the right word, but I lost it, but I really hope ya know what I mean. Was the word virtue? I think it was virtue…