Comments on: A Very Special Christmas Tree

By: Tricia

Tricia — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:05:18 +0000

What about “please consider” is telling people what to actually go out and do?

By: Eldear Jhane

Eldear Jhane — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:14:19 +0000

because people don’t need to be told what to do.

By: Tricia

Tricia — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:47:21 +0000

URL please????

By: Brodie

Brodie — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:41:08 +0000

Thanks for the reminder, Pat! I appreciate it & so do the trees. I wrote a song called “The Lungs of the World” which is on the player on my MySpace page. Check it out.

By: Tricia

Tricia — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:08:16 +0000

One doesn’t even have to stick to a “traditional” tree. A freind buys small fruit bearing trees. This year his Meyers lemon tree had lemons on it,looking like yellow Christmas balls. Added a few other colors and it is as cute as can be. Very festive.

By: hc123

hc123 — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:45:14 +0000

The tree is lovely!

We use a potted Norfolk Pine chez moi. It started off about a foot high, a sad little left over plant covered in glitter at the local grocery.

It is now 5 feet tall, happily living on my deck in Summer, wintering in the livingroom.

http://www.evergrowing.com/tips/araucaria.htm

Highly recommend them.

By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:23:55 +0000

I feel that this cartoon is really about a very serious subject. For me this cartoon represents the difference between what people say and what they do.

For example, what would happen if everyone who is interested in stopping global warming and is interested in going green, would just say NO to killing a tree just for the purpose of taking it into ones home so that we could decorate it and watch it die, in the name of celebrating the birth of Christ. Especially since it is my understanding that the Christmas tree actually has nothing to do with Jesus and his life, but is actually a Pagan celebration.

Better yet, what if instead of killing a tree the tradition would be to plant a tree in one’s own yard or in a wilderness or in a rain forest? Talk about something we all can do regardless if whether or not we believe in Jesus or even in God.

Rich

By: JohnnyB

JohnnyB — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:09:49 +0000

Pat: Thanks for the reminder that a cut christmas tree is a dead christmas tree. Giving the tree to your City Hall for them to plant in the most appropriate place (in a city park?) is also a good idea as these trees grow big and if you don’t have a big yard, the tree will become too big for you.

Good for you Pat. May we all find Peace this coming year.

By: Portia Elizabeth

Portia Elizabeth — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:24:06 +0000

Pat — your tree and your story are beautiful reminders that life endures.

And for all the snarkers out there I will paraphrase Shakespeare:

Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness

By: creeper

creeper — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:22:31 +0000

Not so, Eldear Jhane. I paid $30 for a cut white pine yesterday. Never even thought of buying a live tree. If I’d seen this first, Pat’s gentle nudge would have prompted me to look into it.

Good post, Pat.

By: Portia Elizabeth

Portia Elizabeth — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:18:46 +0000

Robert — coal in your stocking for that snark.

By: Portia Elizabeth

Portia Elizabeth — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:16:16 +0000

EJ — and just how is scolding for a good deed helpful?

Grinch much?

By: Pat Racimora

Pat Racimora — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:04:43 +0000

Thanks for these wonderful quotes. A hundred years ago–they “got it” even back then!

By: carros

carros — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:42:04 +0000

My family did this for years (until my dad dropped one on his toe and broke it). The funny thing, one night about 10 years ago, I was driving up my parent’s driveway and stopped the car because something just didn’t seem right. Sure enough, someone had come along and cut off the top half of one of them!

By: Sassy

Sassy — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:39:34 +0000

My comment is under the pine needles!
Merry Christmas to you and yours Pat!