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Oh Little Town of Bethlehem: revisited

I'm doing this respectfully in the Spirit of Christmas and the good Spirit of those who are of different religions .
Never forget or deny that we all are the children of God.
Heed these words: Do not take God in vain and don't dismiss that it is within God to be able to reveal himself in more than one way
First posted on Sunday, December 29, 2013

I'm sure there will be a ton of counter points to be made. The essence of my view is that things are so out of control and bounds that the worst may yet to come.

The point is to instill peace and end war regardless of how naive my effort may be.

The War on Christmas!

Blah! We hear this battle cry each and every year from Fox News. They assault our sensibility because there are plenty of  misinformed Americans who bought into their motto of being "Fair and Balanced." It's worst than that. Fox News especially doesn't report on what has happened to Bethlehem in the West Bank. The alleged main stream media doesn't do much better.

Media outside the USA sure as hell did aside from independent media such as Democracy Now.

Alright, I can't swear to it but I can be certain that most Americans are unaware that Bethlehem is the new Berlin.
American's remember President Kennedy's famous words when he visited Berlin: "ich bin ein Berliner." This translates too "I am a Berliner." Who on the world stage has the courage to say, "I am a voice of Bethlehem."

The demigod of Fox News, President Regan, famous words when he visited Berlin were "Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall." Who on the world stage has the courage to say "Mr. Netanyahu tear down this wall." 

Will the voice of Pope Francis grow stronger or will Mr. Putin, the game changer, take charge? I find it impossible for American leadership to stand up to a not so easy task.

I'm sure there will be a ton of counter points to be made. The essence of my view is that things are so out of control and bounds that the worst may yet to come.

Main checkpoint for entry

Church of the Nativity Church of the Nativity

Historical site of the birth of Jesus

I can only wish that there was something funny 

point of view by roman blazic_photo credit unknown sourced from internet

A Christmas Gif(t)

Tis' the season to be jolly

Here's some of my photos that were found on the internet. Twinkle and snow effects were created by unknown people.

words and picture by roman blazic_all rights reserved

A Christmas Story

by Donald Trump

The snow softly fell in the still of Christmas Eve. Santa and his sleigh effortlessly made it's way from house to house to bring gifts for the deserving child.
Down through the chimney Santa brought his bag of toys that the elves prepared all through the past year. A welcomed cup of warm cider and some cookies and fruit gave pause for Santa to catch his breath.
A child awoke from a restless night's sleep full of excitement and anticipation of Santa's arrival. The slight creaking sound of a sturdy wooden chair, that Santa sat on as he enjoyed a time of rest, alerted the child to his presences.
Out from the bed on the tips of his toes the child made his way down the stairway. The child's eyes were as wide as walnuts and his heart beat zoomed like a drum roll upon seeing Santa. Even the family pet cat couldn't walk as quiet as the child made his approach.
Within a moment Santa saw the child from the corner of his eye. He turned towards the child with a bright broad smile and a finger to his lips with a wisp of shhhhh.  The child's footsteps froze in place but Santa beckoned the child to come closer with a wave of his hand.
Together they sat side by side to the amazement of the child as they shared the last two cookies. The warmth of the moment was a moment of wonderment but the child could not contain his excitement any longer. He just had to ask Santa a host of questions.
"Santa, just what country is the North Pole?" "Is your bag full of foreign made toys?" "Did you buy American or hire Americans to make them?"
Santa's face turned as red as Rudolph's red nose as he became more annoyed with each passing question. It took all of Santa's strength to quietly tell the child to return to his bed. The child dashed off up the stairs and snuggled into the warm blankets of his bed knowing that, yes, there is a Santa Clause.
Santa, with deliberate movement, scooped up all the child's gifts and placed them back into his bag. He returned to his sleigh and then returned with a bag of coal for this annoying child.
Unbeknownst to Santa, the child was most happy to find the bag of coal left for him. For you see, this child lived in West Virginia.

The End

lampoon by roman blazic_all rights reserved

The Village of Fishtown Heights

Andy's Christmas Tradition

Andy Kroyos is in his 86th year. He has lived in Fishtown for a very long time. I'm sure that many of you have seen him in the neighborhood walking his dog along Palmer Cemetery and beyond.
Andy has worked on his Christmas village platform over most of his life. Last year the Spirit Newspaper (page 9) did a feature article. The Star Newspaper will present him again this year in an up coming edition of the paper: Star News
 I was happy to accept Andy's invitation to see the family tradition and photograph his life long work. There is so much to see. The opening picture is where I got the title for this post. Also look for a loving note to his wife.

(click picture for slideshow)

 We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

I'll be home for Christmas

Upwards to the mountains

Here's Andy

Joy to the World and Peace on Earth

words and pictures by roman blazic_all rights reserved

Fishtown: A Conflict of Interest

New construction destruction

pov words and pictures by roman blazic_all rights reserved