Suboptimist

Merry Christmas.

First off, I should mention that my grades are in. I recall being terrified the middle of the semester about how my grades would turn out. I really shouldn’t have worried, as everything is okay. I’m still on the Dean’s List, and my grades are exactly as I had predicted. So, Merry Christmas to Rob.

History has shown that people who come into the world with a message of radical change from the norm, peace, love, and truth, are often met with a terrible end. Such was the fate of Jesus Christ. Even further, as is so often the case, the message was lost with the messenger, as millions were slaughtered in his name, as we forget that Jesus healed his enemy and oppressor’s ear, that had been severed by the sword of his companion.

That’s kind of depressing, really. Perhaps celebrating Christmas on an old Pagan holiday (Yule), one which symbolizes a hope and rebirth, is what we need to remind us that we still have a chance to save the world. Anyway, I suck at saying meaningful things. Here is something more fun: