Merry Hullabaloo to You, Too!

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

Why wait? Declare peace now!

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

We live within your grace and blessing.
It overwhelms me.
It makes me wonder that so many people do not or cannot see this, that so many people wear blinders to this reality, or have been blinded and can’t see it.
I see it, know it with absolute certainty.
We live within your grace and blessing.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“When you celebrate my birthday, be sure to include reindeer, a snowperson, and a fat old man in a red outfit.”

[Suppose He knew... But no way He said this.]

D. Blog: Weird Word of the Day - hullabaloo

[From Allwords.com]:

hullabaloo - noun
hullabaloos
1. colloq - An uproar or clamour.

Thesaurus: furore, uproar, tumult, brouhaha, clamour, din, racket, commotion, panic, ruckus (US), to-do.
Etymology: 18c: a rhyming compound derived from Scottish baloo lullaby.

[From MSN Encarta]:

hubbub: noisy excitement or fuss ( informal )
[Mid-18th century. Alteration of hollo-ballo, holla, early variant of hello]

[From the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary]:

Main Entry: hul·la·ba·loo
Pronunciation: \ˈhə-lə-bə-ˌlü\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural hul·la·ba·loos
Etymology: perhaps from hallo + Scots balloo, interjection used to hush children
Date: 1762

[Don't you love this stuff? How to figure the etymology and determine a precise date. About like the date of Jesus' birth... And the hullabaloo we make of it...]