Walla Walla Christmas

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

I follow the scent of peace.

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy Child,

We await your arrival with great anticipation. Our dreams and visions raise our expectation that you will bring new hope and possibility to our lives.

Holy Child, we await your arrival with thanksgiving. For you answer our prayers, bearing the promise of salvation from whatever prevents us from experiencing God’s blessings.

Holy Child, we await your arrival with joy. For you are a sign that God will not abandon us to a life that has no purpose.

Holy Child, we await your arrival with excitement. For your coming demonstrates that all creation shares in the blessing of this wonderful event.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“I’m making a list and checking it twice. Gonna find out who’s naughty and nice.”

[Some people think He might, but He never said this.]

D. Blog: What’s in Your Walla Walla?

I wonder about this town in the state of Washington. From potential state capital to notoriety simply on the basis of its name, what else lurks in its claims to fame? Here is some of what appears (adapted) in Wikipedia.

Terminology coined in Walla Walla

Proud residents of the town often brag about it as "the town so nice they named it twice." In fact it was named by the Native Americans and means "Place of Many Waters", the original English name of Walla Walla was Steptoeville named after Colonel Steptoe.

Students who attend Whitman College in Walla Walla are often referred to as "Whitties" and the local folks as "Townies," which leads to calling locals who attend the college “Twitties.” "Whitties" originated as a derogatory term but has evolved into an accepted colloquialism.

As reported in the December 2004 issue of Golf Digest, in May 1956 the head pro, Jim Russell at the Walla Walla Country Club, fired a shotgun to signal the start of play to golfers. This is purportedly the first time a golf tournament used such a starting procedure, today termed as a “Shotgun Start.”

[Steptoeville?? No wonder they restored the original name…]