somebody put the crank back in krunk

Went over to Tiny’s and worked on getting Christmas cards done. Nothing like a booth, some horizontal space, and good coffee, to get me motivated. While we were there, someone busted out some krunk straight outta Mississippi. The Christmas music was just to get on my nerves, now they jus’ tryin’ to make me homesick…ain’t that somethin’?

This is from a forward I got from a friend but I figured in light of all the hype going on outside, it's appropriate as hell today...

Heavenly Father, Help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day (for minimum wage) and is (trying to get to the daycare to pick up her child before the $60 an hour fine sets in and) rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry and spend a few precious moments with her children.

Help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed, disinterested young man who can't make change correctly is a worried 19-year-old college student, (with no health insurance) balancing his apprehension over final exams with his fear of not getting his student loans for next semester.

Remind us, Lord, that the scary looking panhandler, begging for money in the same
spot every day (who really ought to get a job!) is a slave to addictions that we can only imagine in our worst nightmares.

Help us to remember that the old couple walking annoyingly slow through the store aisles
and blocking our shopping progress are savoring this moment, knowing that, based on the biopsy report she got back last week, this will be the last year that they go shopping together. (And for their family, the last Christmas they will spend together).

Heavenly Father, remind us each day that, of all the gifts you give us, the greatest gift is love.
It is not enough to share that love with those we hold dear. Open our hearts not to just those who are close to us, but to all humanity.
Let us be slow to judge and quick to forgive, show patience, empathy and love.

Today out on the streets, it was all honking horns and impatient holiday shoppers circling the parking lots like vultures and hanging out in intersections all over town. I didn’t have to work today but I had to go out to a couple of stores, and boy oh boy were people worked up. Kinda made me dizzy to be around all that frantic energy. I was really glad to get back home at the end of it all.