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Wreaths on Car Grills in Late January?, originally uploaded by edkohler.

I’m not judging whether wreaths on car grills are tacky or not. But I am saying that wreaths on car grills in late January is sadder than leaving Christmas lights on your house all year.

Someone ought to leave this person a passive aggressive note.

Hey kids! If you see the following ornament hanging from your family’s Christmas tree, don’t be alarmed:

In reality, babies (including little baby Jesus) don’t come pre-armed.

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Sarmas are the traditional Croatian meal served for Christmas at the Watson household. Watch how they come together in never before seen footage.

Sarmas are the traditional Croatian meal served for Christmas at the Watson household. Watch how they come together in never before seen footage.

I heard about this at a party tonight from Abby and received an email about it from Kyle:

http://www.elfyourself.com/

This is, without a doubt, the best elf-making web site I’ve ever seen.

Elf-making tip: pick a photo where you’re looking directly at the camera. I used one with a slight profile and ended up looking like Dick Cheney when my elf talked.

Imagine the gall of this woman putting up a Christmas wreath in the shape of a peace symbol during the run-up to the holiday celebrating the birth of the Prince of Peace.

The Colorado woman pictured, Lisa Jensen, was threatened with a $25/day fine for displaying this sign of peace on her home. Apparently, peace is offensive to some people.

All I know is that I’d rather see peace wreaths, circular wreaths, or basically anything coniferous over an inflatable Bart Simpson in a person’s yard. In fact, I’d take a coniferous Bart Simpson over an inflatable JC on the cross if I was forced to make a choice for my own yard.

Apparently, the homeowner’s association president has resigned since this story caught on. Homeowner’s association politics can get nasty. Hopefully, the energy put into this non-issue can be redirected to more meaningful issues.

Should we chalk this up as a defeat for the war on peace? Or did the war on war just win a battle?