Bulletin: It's Christmas, There's No News

Quote of the day:
“Everything is better with cheese.”
--Sophie the dog

Wisdom quote of the day:
“Some bones are for burying, others are for eating.”
--Sophie the dog

It’s been more than two weeks since I read a newspaper. The world seems to have survived, and so have I. But just barely.

This is the Christmas season, when all news turns to heartwarming stories about such things as families together through tough times. The type of news events that preoccupy us most of the year basically stop at Christmas. This is good--we all need a break.

It may also be a good time to put the rest of the year in perspective. The word “perspective” is quite apt. It refers to the visual characteristic that allows us to see things across a distance. And that’s how things matter. Across a distance.

A lot of the day-to-day stuff is just noise. It may entertain us, but it’s just noise. The peace of Christmas may just empower us to see it that way.