The True Meaning of Christmas

man that shepherding convention was crazy fun!
and by “shepherding convention” i mean “the overpass the other shepherds and i were hiding under to avoid going to the convention.”
and by “crazy fun” i mean “cold, smelly and damp.”
but it was under that little overpass that the other shepherds (paulie and gary) and i learned the true meaning of christmas.
there were a bunch of hobos having a christmas feast, and even though it was only a half full can of kidney beans, they invited us to join them.
and that is what christmas is about.
giving.
and even though one of them stuck paulie with a dirty needle, i will never forget that lesson.
so have a good christmas.
you know, when its actually christmas….

originally posted: Thursday, December 02, 2004