tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post8303500800599315249..comments2024-03-28T22:15:17.067-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: Captain Crunch, Defender of ChristmasNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-76269440912245556712018-12-10T20:39:15.932-06:002018-12-10T20:39:15.932-06:00@Private — I like your idea, even though it was po...@Private — I like your idea, even though it was posted it on today’s blog rather than yesterday’s :)SandyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070366627628604352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-22744536705540697062018-12-10T08:14:11.496-06:002018-12-10T08:14:11.496-06:00Get an expresso machine and make your own at home,...Get an expresso machine and make your own at home, then carry it with in a thermos cup.Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-11101436090810073422017-12-12T03:22:29.473-06:002017-12-12T03:22:29.473-06:00Great column! You're right on point, as usual....Great column! You're right on point, as usual.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12153426105778920874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-29040227218292934892017-12-10T15:34:13.260-06:002017-12-10T15:34:13.260-06:00I was never a fan of any of those. But I thought ...I was never a fan of any of those. But I thought it particularly disappointing that a large part of the original ad campaign for the Cap'n seemed to push the idea that the Crunch held up to the milk bath. In my limited experience, I thought it got soggy even quicker than whatever else I was used to... Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-20765692990441055732017-12-10T13:44:13.305-06:002017-12-10T13:44:13.305-06:00This column makes a great point. What offends bigo...This column makes a great point. What offends bigots about the objects of their hate is not that they get married or they listen to hip-hop or pray to Mecca or whatever. It's that they <i>exist.</i> They are mortally offended by the fact that <i>those people</i> have bodies that take up space and breathe air and give off heat and reflect light.<br /><br />There is nothing to be done with people like that except 1) hope they change their minds and 2) failing that, ensure that they have as little power and influence as possible.Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-47949254416602736902017-12-10T13:41:35.078-06:002017-12-10T13:41:35.078-06:00I've never been a fan of Rice Krispies. Now Co...I've never been a fan of Rice Krispies. Now Cocoa Krispies are a different matter. Mmm. And while I do not care for Cap'n Crunch, I have a distinct memory of saving box tops and getting a Cap'n Crunch treasure chest in the mail.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-55373430016970382432017-12-10T12:56:56.661-06:002017-12-10T12:56:56.661-06:00Nicely said, Jakash. In my cab driving days, I ea...Nicely said, Jakash. In my cab driving days, I early noted that Xmas was a greater drinking day by far than New Year’s. Atavistic Saturnalia mayhap.<br /><br />Johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-38071443552188078882017-12-10T11:59:11.074-06:002017-12-10T11:59:11.074-06:00"Nobody is offended by 'Merry Christmas.&..."Nobody is offended by 'Merry Christmas.'" Well, nobody *was* offended. Ole Rumpy and the Republicans are doing their best to make it as offensive as they can...<br /><br />Seems to me that folks would do well to differentiate between Christmas as a religious holy day and the commercial carnival that has long since completely superseded the holy day as a practical matter in the modern world. "...from the moment the Halloween candy is put away until the New Year's decorations are taken down." The big majority of that period is secular carnival season, not the Christmas season. Its hallmarks are Santa and the flying reindeer, sweet songs written by Jewish composers, lots of cheery decorations, and an orgy of eating, drinking and conspicuous consumption. <br /><br />As for the religious aspect, it's not the Christmas season right now, and won't be for another couple weeks. It's Advent, a period akin to Lent in which to anticipate the holiday. The colors in Christian churches during the Advent season are purple or blue, not red and green. The religious Christmas season begins just when the carnival season is about to wrap up. But nobody seems to care about that. Some clerk at Macy's, or Snap, Crackle and Pop saying "Happy Holidays," as noted, is only meant to inclusively move more merchandise. Moving merchandise has absolutely nothing to do with any message found in the Gospels, except when the concept is essentially denounced as the money-changers are thrown out of the temple. <br /><br />At any rate, our libertine, gotta make sure rich people like me keep as much money as possible, Earth-despoiling, pussy-grabber-in-Chief spouting religious phrases of any kind to demonstrate that he's concerned about Christians represents the sort of through-the-looking-glass irony that has made America so great again. Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-64016591201591453892017-12-10T10:23:39.075-06:002017-12-10T10:23:39.075-06:00Not to dispute your point in the least, I had some...Not to dispute your point in the least, I had something of the opposite experience. My first 1/2 year of 1st grade was at a public school, Myra Bradwell Elementary, which happened to boast of a large contingent of Jewish kids, of whom I was quite envious, as they seemed to get off at least once a week for a Jewish holiday. It no doubt was nothing like that, but that’s the way I remember it almost 70 years later. Another memory from that period: Rice Krispies that have sat in an Aunt’s cupboard for 6 months or so are not very tasty.<br /><br />Johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-37241343854070956692017-12-10T08:36:37.152-06:002017-12-10T08:36:37.152-06:00This is a superb column. Nothing more needs to be ...This is a superb column. Nothing more needs to be said, and with that in mind, I'll stick my two cents in anyway.<br />Trump and 32% of America who still approve of him, don't believe in democracy. Not really. They don't believe in inclusion or acceptance. Hell, they don't even have room in their cold hearts for tolerance. What they do believe in is tribalism. Good old fashioned you-ain't-like-me-so-get-out-of-my-face tribalism. Trump stirring the Christmas pot is just Trump feeding red meat to his alarmingly ignorant tribe. It's easy to look the other way and just label Trump's actions as another self aggrandizing stunt, but the wise among us see it for what it is: another attempt to devalue democracy. Thanks for keeping us on our toes, Neil.<br />Tony Galatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944671504245191140noreply@blogger.com