The "War" on That Day in December--Other Angles

• Driftglass has the appropriate title for this post, but it's a bit long:

  Then He took the venti, half-whole milk, one quarter 1%, one quarter non-fat, extra hot, split quad shots, no foam latte, with whip, two packets of Splenda, one sugar in the raw, a dollop of vanilla syrup and three sprinkles of cinnamon, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying...

• Alison Leigh Lilly, "War on Christmas: Starbucks Cups Are Christian Propaganda" [ETA:  via supergee on Dreamwidth]:

  Would a company that hates Jesus roll out their winter holiday-themed cups literally the very morning after the biggest Pagan holy day of the year? I don’t think so!

• Golden Oldie from 2008 which now loads very very slowly if it loads at all but is worth it:  Minstrel Boy at Group News Blog, "Coyote Goes Shopping."

It's not even Thanksgiving yet, and I refuse to deal with that season until then.  So there.