Merry Christmas

It is December 25, and I am in Indiana for the break. My family and I are gearing up to go to church shortly, and today we will celebrate The birth of Christ with the exchange of gifts. For a lot of people, the mere mention of "Christmas" is highly offensive and is cause for getting all upset.

I look at it this way. Here in the United States, you and I have rights. I have the right to express my faith and to share it with others. In turn, you have the right to find it offensive and get ruffled. And in response to that, I have the right to simply shrug and say "Gee, that's too bad. Merry Christmas anyway!"

So to you and yours, I would like to wish a very Merry Christmas. May today be filled with the hope that came to this world through Christ Jesus, who paved the way for us to approach the throne of grace.

Shopping for an iPod

I spent part of yesterday looking for a 30GB iPod. I decided that such would be a good investment for myself and allow me to carry my full music collection with me without toting a bunch of large accessories (headset, external HDD, etc).

I checked Circuit City, Best Buy, Target, Radio Shack, Tweeter, and even CostCo - none of them have anything other than the 60GB model, which is a little bit more than I wanted to spend for a music player. In talking with the Radio Shack reps, I was told that even Apple itself is out of stock, which means I am more of less stuck if I want such an iPod before Christmas.