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Throw another log on the fire
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jmcgee
Crank up the volume and enjoy this special treat. A blessed and Merry Christmas to you all, from Your Humble Blogger and the staff of The Bench!
Tiny Tim was originally
Little Fred
??!!
By
jmcgee
Incredible, but true. The New York Times dispatched a team of readers to pore over the original, hand-scribbled manuscript of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” A key finding: (Declan) Kiely (curator at the Morgan Library) said he was impressed that (reader Hilary Johnson) noticed that the author appeared to have renamed Tiny Tim, even if she…
From the vault: Christmas homilies
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jmcgee
My pastor has elected to preach at Midnight Mass, so I won’t be burning up my Mac tonight, polishing up a homily of my own. But if anyone’s curious, or really REALLY bored, here’s what I had to say in years past: 2007. 2008. Merry Christmas — and good luck and prayerful good wishes to…
Merry Christmas from the Muppets
By
jmcgee
A classic that never grows old…
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