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<p>[QUOTE="Deacon Ray, post: 3255720, member: 81896"]<font face="Georgia"><font size="7"><span style="color: #ff0000">T</span></font><font size="4">hank you for the thread Mr. [USER=76086]@Ken Dorney[/USER] ! <i>And </i>while I'm at it, (<i>though I want to avoid getting too sappy)</i> thank you for the many things that you do here on the Forum and for being an awesome inspiration and resource for beginner collectors such as myself.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4">I'm into the Christmas season now. Last week at this time, I was still dragging my feet. I'm the Head of the Seasonal Decorating Committee for my church and last Saturday was our Christmas Decorating Day. When I tell folks I'm decorating the church their response is "<i>Oh, that sounds like fun!</i>" My answer is—"<i>Yes, it's fun but its a relief when it's finished</i>" Actually, much of the experience is mortally terrifying to a person who is uncomfortable with heights—<i>like me</i>! I think I say more prayers on decorating day than any other, each time I prepare to ascend another ladder.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4">I'm listening to Christmas music which spans the spectrum from the crude and vulgar (<i>but loved</i>) to the exquisitely beautiful and angelic. Here are two examples of my favorites from the two extremes. The first reminds me of where I was over a decade ago when my wife threw me out of the house and my life was in the gutter. It still inspires me. I must not forget where I was back then and the misery I caused all those who loved me.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4">[MEDIA=youtube]j9jbdgZidu8[/MEDIA]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4">The second is just plain beautiful</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4">[MEDIA=youtube]z3nBvCvDwT0[/MEDIA]</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4">Here's a coin of an emperor who some call the Father of Christmas.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4">[ATTACH=full]855316[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Deacon Ray, post: 3255720, member: 81896"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=7][COLOR=#ff0000]T[/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=4]hank you for the thread Mr. [USER=76086]@Ken Dorney[/USER] ! [I]And [/I]while I'm at it, ([I]though I want to avoid getting too sappy)[/I] thank you for the many things that you do here on the Forum and for being an awesome inspiration and resource for beginner collectors such as myself. I'm into the Christmas season now. Last week at this time, I was still dragging my feet. I'm the Head of the Seasonal Decorating Committee for my church and last Saturday was our Christmas Decorating Day. When I tell folks I'm decorating the church their response is "[I]Oh, that sounds like fun![/I]" My answer is—"[I]Yes, it's fun but its a relief when it's finished[/I]" Actually, much of the experience is mortally terrifying to a person who is uncomfortable with heights—[I]like me[/I]! I think I say more prayers on decorating day than any other, each time I prepare to ascend another ladder. I'm listening to Christmas music which spans the spectrum from the crude and vulgar ([I]but loved[/I]) to the exquisitely beautiful and angelic. Here are two examples of my favorites from the two extremes. The first reminds me of where I was over a decade ago when my wife threw me out of the house and my life was in the gutter. It still inspires me. I must not forget where I was back then and the misery I caused all those who loved me. [MEDIA=youtube]j9jbdgZidu8[/MEDIA] The second is just plain beautiful [MEDIA=youtube]z3nBvCvDwT0[/MEDIA] Here's a coin of an emperor who some call the Father of Christmas. [ATTACH=full]855316[/ATTACH] [/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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