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Saturday (12.10) wow! Friday (12.09) quips and quotes capture Christmas spirit "Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves," Eric Sevareid - Click for more free .mp3 music is back at jameswatkins.com New Year's Eve I'm doing something I've always thought about, but never had the opportunity to do. I'm performing "stand up" at Sandy Cove's New Year's Eve "Extravaganza" with some of my favorite original music and comedy/drama based on fifteen years of newspaper columns. So, I've put the four songs I'm using on my new "Out of My Mind" site. Enjoy! And if you'd like me at your church, conference or convenience store grand opening, just click below. - "Out of My Mind" with .mp3 music [new] - Sandy Cove's "New Year's Eve Extravaganza" Thursday (12.08) how often do you visit jameswatkins.com? You can help me know how to best serve you by checking one of the boxes below or leaving a comment. Come on, it will only take a second. Thanks! Wednesday (12.07) is that your feliz answer? Okay, you won't win a million dollars in our annual Christmas trivia quiz, but you don't have to listen to Regis ask, "Iz zatcha final ansa?" either! - Buzz in here Tuesday (12.06) are Narnia books 'Christian'? Lewis says yes—and no Author C. S. Lewis said of his classic books, "Some people seem to think that I began by asking myself how I could say something about Christianity to children . . . then drew up a list of basic Christian truths and hammered out ‘allegories’ to embody them. This is pure moonshine." However, in a recently discovered letter from 1961, Lewis writes to a young reader, “The whole Narnian story is about Christ.” Hmmm? - C.S. Lewis says no [new] - C.S. Lewis says yes (off site) - Critics say yes and no (off site) - The real lion behind Narnia chronicles [new] - Some really cool Narnia sites - Your thoughts Monday (12.05) 'Hannah Claus' brings Christmas cheer Section 12 Sub Paragraph 3 C of the Grandparent Code requires me to accost total strangers with pictures of our cute seven-month-old granddaughter, Hannah. (I do this only to keep from having my grandparenting license revoked!) You've got to admit, though, she is cute in Mom Faith's Christmas sleeper from 1978. - My column on grandparents - The Papoose-Driven Life - Larger photo suitable for framing Last week (11.27-) it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas . . . A full week with lots of Christmas and Narnia links, a free Christmas drama script, commentary on abortion, capital punishment, Jerry Falwell, and same-sex marriages, plus the rest of the story on the tragically incomplete John Cash film Walk the Line. Whew! - Click here Last month top ten sites for November 2005 - 1 Home page - 2 Is it a life or a choice? - 3 Short "Jim Shorts" - 4 "Jim Shorts" on sex - 5 "Adult site" for adults - 6 "Jim Shorts" on holidays - 7 Index: articles, books, comedy/drama, humor . . . - 8 Quips and quotes of encouragement - 9 "Jim Shorts" on health issues - 10 "Jim Shorts" on media But wait, there's more . . . enjoy 300 articles, book excerpts, humor . . . archives book reviews comedy/drama devotions ecards Espanol forums health holidays humor issues kid's page love and sex media music parenting polls quotations spirituality top ten lists travel writing tips more Read a book excerpt, then go to amazon.com and buy them for yourself, family, friends, co-workers, next door neighbor, paperboy, dentist, pastor, . . . and now a word from our sponsor . . . Thanks for stopping by! Hi, I'm Jim Watkins. Each week I try to bring my guests "heavy topics with a light touch" in articles and editorials on a variety of subjects—everything from sex to sects. Email me at jim@jameswatkins.com and let me know how I can better serve you. And, if you enjoyed your visit, please save it as a bookmark or favorites and come back for new material each week. Link it from your site. Then tell all your family, friends, and email pals about it! Thanks! Okay, I admit that RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is not simple enough for me to undestand, so presenting Ridiculously Stupid Syndication. Simply email me at jim@jameswatkins.com with "RSS" in the subject line and I'll sign you up for my weekly SPAM-O-GRAM email newsletter which will include my latest rants, raves and reactions to current events. Now that's "really simple." 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