Being the fortunate soul I am, our house is filled with the smells of the season.

Today I baked chocolate chip cookies.  We smoked a large pork loin out of doors for 6 hours today.  That will be part of dinner tomorrow.

That is just for olfactory starts.

Here in my office, close to where I do much of my speaktherights writing, there is a picture of Jesus hanging up.  He is looking at me.  I like this picture.  His front teeth don’t appear to be perfect,  This gives me even more hope.

In earnest, I don’t know if I want to know what Jesus thinks has been made of the celebration of his birth.  There would probably be a reminder to help each other instead of buy for each other.

More love.  That is what we need.  Seems like we are in the midst of a time in history when folks are not happy unless they are putting each other down.   Chalk this up greatly to the TV news line that has been drawn in the sand.  You over here.  Me over there.  And then there are those of us that are nowhere and our opinions surely don’t mean squat.

There is also a great divide between those with their nose pressed to their cell phones and those without their noses pressed to their cell phones.  Communication is suffering and people in HR departments want to know why and whom to blame.  You can’t always chat and tweet and insta-this and that.  There is a time and a place for everything but I don’t think most people understand that concept.  It is just another verse in an old outdated song.

Our place in history will be looked upon one day by a group that will be smarter than we are and more resourceful than we are and much better to each other than we are.  I think their underlying question will be:  “What were they thinking?”

What do I want for Christmas?

I want more folks to love one another and come together instead of finding happiness in being apart.  I suppose you can’t have it all.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Speaking the Holiday Rights…

Danny Johnson