From a few short hours ago:Jim Doherty said, about 3 hours ago“Katy and I would like to wish all the Tracy fans who gather here a very merry Christmas..For those of you who don’t share my religious beliefs, I offer this salient quote from Scrooge’s nephew, Fred:.“. . . I am sure that I have always thought of Christmas Time, when it has come round— APART FROM THE VENERATION DUE TOITS SACRED NAME AND ORIGIN, IF ANYTHING BELONGINGTO IT CAN BE APART FROM THAT” [capitalization mine] “—as a good time: a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts, freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good, and will do me good; and I say God bless it!”.So if you choose not to celebrate it as a commemoration of the birth of Christ, feel free to celebrate it as a secular holiday during which people are moved to treat each other more charitably and to enjoy the company of loved ones..God won’t mind either way, even if you don’t believe in Him.”Well put, Jim. Thank You for all your contributions! And a very Merry Christmas to you & you Katy!
From a few short hours ago:Jim Doherty said, about 3 hours ago“Katy and I would like to wish all the Tracy fans who gather here a very merry Christmas..For those of you who don’t share my religious beliefs, I offer this salient quote from Scrooge’s nephew, Fred:.“. . . I am sure that I have always thought of Christmas Time, when it has come round— APART FROM THE VENERATION DUE TOITS SACRED NAME AND ORIGIN, IF ANYTHING BELONGINGTO IT CAN BE APART FROM THAT” [capitalization mine] “—as a good time: a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts, freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good, and will do me good; and I say God bless it!”.So if you choose not to celebrate it as a commemoration of the birth of Christ, feel free to celebrate it as a secular holiday during which people are moved to treat each other more charitably and to enjoy the company of loved ones..God won’t mind either way, even if you don’t believe in Him.”Well put, Jim. Thank You for all your contributions! And a very Merry Christmas to you & you Katy!