A Culturally Healthy Holiday Greeting to Newsvine Readers

Hetep and Respect VMS (Not my old software), yes, Geeks is an honorable designation. I was a "Geek" before there was a word for it. I started working on 2nd generation computers long before the personal computer was a glimmer in their parents eyes.

You got an Iphone for the holidays?

Actually, I got the 16 gig 3g the week it came out. It is the best thing since sliced bread. I now have seven pages of applications, from a binary clock to a grand piano. I highly recommend it to Geeks and regular folks especially children and grand children. There is even a way to turn an Ipod Touch into a free worldwide phone for the cost conscious parent, grand parent or user.

Gee, I sure hope you catch your plane. let us know your progress. Are you on twitter?

 I would be without internet at my parents' house for 9 days.

That would cause serious withdrawal symptoms in me.  I hope you find an Iphone in your stocking. If you can talk on a celle at your parents house with an Iphone you would be on-line!

H&R, we  are happy to be with you good spirit. If you get on twitter let me know my handle is Aunk.

Hetep John Russell, good to see you in the holiday spirit, LoL.

for the purpose of alienating black Americans from the traditions of Christmas,

Kwanzaa is a pro-African American holiday it is not anti-anything.

Cultural Literacy Minute: Use a capital "B" in Black when referring to the people and lower case 'b' when the reference is a color, as in black crayon.

JohnRussell, what holiday do you celebrate?

Hetep and Respect JohnRussell, I don't think you are grasping the Cultural Health message in the way it was intended.

This is profound silliness.

That is the idea, Chevy Chase is a silly guy. However, there is some profound Cultural Health information to be had, if you put your thinking cap on.

If American society was regulated by multiple calendars on a real as opposed to symbolic basis, there would be utter chaos.

I think you mis-read the point. I advocate no chaos. In my calculation, the recorded history of Classical African Civilization would make this the year c. 11908. ASCAC places the African year c. 6,000 and change. I do not advocate that my fellow Americans though out the Western Calendar and use the Central or Eastern calendars of their parents. but one should be aware and respectful of them.

I respect other calendars, as other's, not America's.

Respect is a good thing, "others" would expect no more of you. 

What do you have against the western world Aunk?

I don't recall saying I was "against" anything in this article. The article promotes Cultural Health. I seem to remember you from the past? What do you have against Cultural Health?

P.S. you should put more fun in your spirit during the holidays. +[:-) notice the party hat on my smile. You should get yourself one of those fun hats.

Hetep and Respect Redruby, thank you good spirit.

Hetep and Respect Scott (Scoop) Butki,  tnx scoop glad you liked it. Be sure an put a link to your holiday index here so we all can go visit.

Hetep and Respect Scoop, tnx for the link. Lively crew over there.

Hetep and Respect billbill, thanks for your good wishes and kind words.

H&R billbill, request accepted. I can use all the friends I can get. LoL. +[;-)

Hetep and Respect phoenixrising, thanks for stopping by, I like to learn about the cultural orientation of my readers. Why are you not celebrating.

Hetep and Respect phoenixrising, thanks for voting and responding.

If I was going to participate in any formal activities it would be Kwanzaa. 

I celebrate a modified Christmas and Kwanzaa

I am more introspective, this is a dormant time for me (cocoon) we will have to wait an see what will emerge.

The Holy Day's (holidays), especially the First Fruits Festivals. have traditionally been a time for introspection and reevaluation. I am confident what should emerge, will emerge good spirit.

Thanks for sharing, for it is in your sharing, that the rest of us have a chance for growing.

Amen

Hetep and Respect lauhal, a fellow Iphone user. Great. It is like the year I brought a new Vette and discovered that all Vette folks wave and talk to each other about their cars.We Iphone folks tell each other about our fav App.

Hey Aunk - Happy holidays!  About your iPhone...I bought a touch instead, because I just didn't think I needed the phone part, and I love that thing!

I am getting a Touch for my daughter for Kwanzaa (I will put a culturally healthy book in it ) because she keeps using my Iphone.  She especially has grown attached to my fish tank app. always feeding the fish and giving the sick ones medicine. I had to tell her this is an Iphone not a Wephone.

Did you go through a phase of grabbing every application that looked even remotely cool?  I'm at the stage where I realize that I'm overdoing it a bit and have tried to become more judicious in what I get.

Yep, I have seven pages of Apps. I have one page just for musical instrements.

Anyway, I work in a school that has a very diverse student population, so I understand what you're getting at.  Wow, there are lots of holidays out there!  :)

The H.S. in my town is like a Cultural Noah's Ark with two of the brightest youngsters from every ethnic group in the world.+[;-)

Hetep and Respect jdoyle, that is funny. You should surprise her one year and get her a Culturally appropriate gift and see what happens. LoL.

H&R jdoye, thanks for improving my Cultural Literacy I did not know that there was such a store. I liked the Sun shape Sikh Khanda Pendant. You must tell us what gift you choose and what the response is should you take on such a mission.

CK

Hetep and Respect MinnieApolis thanks for improving our cultural literacy with your great list with the dates. I will be sure to use this in future seasons. It is a great picture of what is happening when.

Here is a Kwanzaa date, update - Kwanzaa Dec 26-Jan 1

Be sure and read my annual Kwanzaa series for more details.

Hetep and Respect Jesusa Bernardo, Thanks for improving our holiday Cultural Literacy.