In the Cut Off Your Nose to Spite Your Face arena: A school district in Mustang, Oklahoma voted down an $11 million bond for its schools because the superintendent cut a nativity scene at the end of the annual school play recently. That's what you get, Super, for trying to follow the law of the land! We'll show you, we'll force our kids to keep getting third rate educations!

Meanwhile in North Carolina a minister took out a full-page ad, admonishing residents of Raleigh not to shop at stores unless the had the phrase, "Merry Christmas," in their promotions. Never forget, it ain't about Christ, it's about gaining personal power. "Hey, look at me! See what I can cause to happen!"

Just remember that the Christmas these good folks want brought back to America was invented in the 1850s to promote consumerism. The purpose was to prey upon people's superstitious side to cause them to go out and buy, buy, buy.

Never forget that the same conservatives who blast the ACLU are also the ones who run to them for help when they are caught using drugs illegally.

Technology: If you aren't using Firefox to read this, why not? Is it because you're using Opera? I've been using Firefox for over a year. A recent NYTimes report stated that IE's market share has dropped below 90 percent. It's about time.

Unfortunately, the more people who use Firefox, the more likely that the virus writers and the spyware creeps are likely to start exploiting it vulnerabilities. Let's face it, no software is safe. And your bank and credit card companies want you to do everything on line! Are they going to pick up the tab for all the theft that is about to occur?