The Little Pagan Drummer Boy

I had a dog when I grew up on the farm. That ol' boy was tenacious. Never let go of anything he was of a mind to chew on.

Once got hissed at by a snake wrapped around a tree, and grabbed the snake behind the head and just pulled him in two. Nothing to it.

He once took on at least three coyotes -- we don't know how many for sure, except for the number of prints we found around the "scene of the crime" -- and killed one, drove the other two off. Got himself pretty chewed up, too, and when we found him on the front porch at sunrise, we thought he would die. We took him to the vet and hoped and prayed for the best. He lived. He didn't change his attitude, either, just because he got beat up some.

That dog was determined other animals had no business around his food or water dishes. He loved the cats, played with 'em, heck, he even "kitten-sat" for the old queen-bee momma cat when she went hunting in the middle of the day. Just don't let her get around his food or water dishes. He wouldn't hurt them, but man, did he make a boatload of noise when they got too close.

Compared to you, that dog was a piker.

 

So does anyone ever listen to the lyrics of Christmas songs? Here, on the most profound night in human history, we have the birth of our Savior. I can see the night being peaceful with Mary and Joseph beholding their Child and pondering what this all meant. Possibly a few animals were in the area.

Then, here comes this 13 year old kid out of the peaceful dark, with his snare drum, and starts making noise. At the very least it broke the holy quietness of the moment. The song goes on to say, after some time of making racket, Mary looked up and nodded. That probably meant put the drum down and worship our Savior. But no, he keeps on banging the drum. He bang it for so long, the goat and the sheep kept time by nodding their head. Really cute trick. Finally, Jesus, in the manger, raises His head, and smiles at this kid making all the racket.

Honestly, where do these ridiculous songs come from? If it is not a drummer boy, it is silver bells, chestnuts on an open fire, three ships sailing in, five golden rings, flying reindeer, and good King Winchess. God have mercy on us all, including Tiny Tim.

 

I went and listened to it. It's not something I would have sought out before, but had it on my mind because of this thread. After hearing it, wow!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ_MGWio-vc

Cool song! Maybe it's just this group. I've heard it here and there before, dunno if I ever heard the whole thing at once until now, but glad to have come across this. They did a great job. Worth of a smile! :thumbs:

 

Good grief!! Some folks need to get a life.

 

Now I am wondering if I should don my gay apparel?

 

Calvinism isn't a happy religion, is it?

 

I watch Rudolph every chance I get. Also Frosty the Snowman and any other fun stuff that's on TV.
Dude, my friend just had a stroke this morning.
Learn to chill before you do.
I tell myself that too.
Take care.

 

Not everything in this world is bad. There's more of God in a lot of things than we realize.

 

Give some examples.

 

And what fraction of a quantity of ice cream is God?

 

That's Calvinist psychosis talking. You know you love ice cream.

 

That's so fundamentalist it's frightening. Now I know why Westboro Baptist can do the things they do.