Comments on Diary of a Mad Editor: Merry -- wait, I mean, Happy -- umm...

We played dreidel with red and green mint M&Ms...

2008-12-27T17:51:00.000-08:00

We played dreidel with red and green mint M&Ms. My kids received gifts from a magical fat guy. I just don't get why anyone would think it's more strange for the seculars than it is for the religious to participate in such activities. As far as I know, the big JC knew nothing of reindeer with light bulb noses!

Eagerly awaiting your miracle birth in print form!

It's so great to 'hear' you talk again after all t...

2008-12-27T14:02:00.000-08:00

It's so great to 'hear' you talk again after all these years.

I don't have any kids left in school (well, Kaicy's in Grad School), but would love to be able to check in with you and hear what you're up to.

By the way, I'm with you on the presents...anytime, anywhere.

Okay, the comments here are way too nice for me no...

2008-12-27T12:05:00.000-08:00

Okay, the comments here are way too nice for me not to reply. Especially since I should be working.

Deb: I love the Lightbulb Day article, and would like to talk to you about your proposal. See below, where I've posted my email address in a clever code that only the conscious could possible crack.

Dear Anonymous: Your comment was so sweet, I wish I could share my chocolate with you -- or at least fry you up a nice big latke. Hope your new year (good choice -- we all have one of those) is safe and happy as well.

Chris: Really, *that* Chris? Wow, and I was just thinking how hard it is to make old friends! Drop me a line (here comes the secret code):

deborah at 2ds dot org

(and anyone who doesn't know to turn that "at" into an at sign DOESN'T DESERVE TO HAVE A COMPUTER)

(says the woman who is so computer illiterate, she knows she only has, at best, an even chance of getting this comment posted ON HER OWN BLOG)

Let's be honest -- if Richard Dawkins can celebrat...

2008-12-26T01:35:00.000-08:00

Let's be honest -- if Richard Dawkins can celebrate Christmas every year (he does), you certainly can get your Valentine's Day chocolates and Christmahannakwanza presents without fear of losing street cred with the rest of us godless, hellbound heathens. Me, I'm just trying to avoid the whole Christmas thing because I'm sure, absolutely positive beyond an iota of doubt, that every time I say "Happy Holidays," Bill O'Reilly suffers a sudden stabbing pain deep in the cavernous chasm where his heart should be.

Another thing that I'm almost sure of: Are you the same DM that I used to fence with in a certain godforsaken suburb of Los Angeles back in the Reagan Era? I'm really glad to see you, if you are. (Certainly the voice sounds the same.)

Bless your heart, Deborah, you really are the most...

2008-12-25T11:32:00.000-08:00

Bless your heart, Deborah, you really are the most tolerant gal around -- and I mean that in the very most positive way. What a sweet and sensible way of thinking about all this religio-cultural stuff. Wishing you and yours a Happy and Prosperous New Year :-)))

Happy All of Those Things to you, too!

Just...

2008-12-24T03:38:00.000-08:00

Happy All of Those Things to you, too!

Just a thought for way, way down the line: For next year's magazine, you might be interested in publishing some version of this article I wrote on our family's celebration of Lightbulb Day, a secular holiday I invented to celebrate on the winter solstice:

http://rochester.kidsoutandabout.com/main-articles/lightbulbday.html

In the meantime, enjoy the season! Even if you're not totally snowed in as we are here in Rochester, NY