I know … it’s not as catchy as Ishmael, but if the shoe fits or whatever.
I just got braces on my lower teeth today and I must say that it is every bit as crummy as I thought it would be. I’m sure that the suffering I am facing now will only be outdone by the suffering I will face when it comes time to do the dental implants.
Those aren’t really my teeth over there on the right side, I just put that picture up because it is so pretty.
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While in Wisconsin recently, Mel and I picked up a new Christmas ornament, a pickle. I was going to look up the story for you and tell you about it here, but it seems that there is quite a controversy over the Christmas Pickle.
The most popular story is that the pickle originated in Germany. Many people (especially those selling German Christmas Pickles) assert that the Christmas Pickle was the last ornament to be hung on the tree in old Germany. Early Christmas morning the kids would rush out to find the pickle and receive a special present. Unfortunately, no one in Germany has ever heard of such a thing. They think we are a bit crazy.
The Christmas Pickle is clearly an American tradition. The most likely alternative to the German tale is that the tradition arose after the American Civil War. A starving prisoner of Bavarian descent was given a pickle by a guard made sympathetic by the spirit of Christmas. The prisoner lived and always placed a pickle in his Christmas tree each year to commemorate the event.
Whatever the truth is, we now have a shiny green pickle hanging in our tree. Do you have any unusual Christmas traditions?
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Here’s my famous brother on TV. He’s the one at the beginning and the end of this clip. You can read his blog here.
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