tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499594764482443267.post5761568764806224894..comments2023-05-06T00:51:12.722-07:00Comments on The Iron Rodcast: Rodcast 117: Christmas 2012joN.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07987114247614336814noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499594764482443267.post-44211661552826377062013-02-01T23:47:47.130-08:002013-02-01T23:47:47.130-08:00Alas, if only we made that resolution...Alas, if only we made that resolution...joN.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07987114247614336814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499594764482443267.post-21354340918753418542013-01-30T19:48:29.882-08:002013-01-30T19:48:29.882-08:00Did you guys set a resolution to not post any more...Did you guys set a resolution to not post any more podcasts?Laura Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18319906430523398139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499594764482443267.post-45098831907157780282013-01-04T19:17:59.666-08:002013-01-04T19:17:59.666-08:00"We should install exhaust fans...everywhere...."We should install exhaust fans...everywhere." Quote of the podcast by Pd.<br /><br />I love Christmas, by the way. I don't see myself getting married or having kids, which apparently makes the celebration all the greater, but Christmas has always been my favorite holiday. I think it is a great time to be generous with others...particularly strangers via charities, Sub for Santa, etc....and to bring that positive spirit with you into the new year. I also love all the junk food everywhere...the cookie plates and other sweets, the gallons of hot chocolate and nog, etc.<br /><br />And yes, this probably was the most secularly-oriented Christmas discussion I can remember. <br /><br />[End]SRAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659696868887502585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499594764482443267.post-87060389276083050172012-12-27T06:21:46.766-08:002012-12-27T06:21:46.766-08:00I don't see the poll, and this is disappointin...I don't see the poll, and this is disappointing. If he's earning money, I have to think that it's different than playing in Sacrament meeting. I am loathe to say, "dude is breaking the Sabbath" because I don't want to judge (maybe if I had never worked on a Sunday....) Now, if he volunteers to play the organ, I think that's good,but he shouldn't give it his best effort. That way people who are on the fence about going to that church will say, "should we go to that church?" and then their friend would say, "we could, but the organ music isn't great. Hey, let's go to that Mormon church. It says that visitors are welcome!" A missionary tool, maybe.<br /><br />Is Stan sarcastic? I don't know, I sometimes think sarcasm is just a mean person's way of being more mean. Was I being sarcastic when I said I was uplifted by your program? No. It may be irreverent, but there is a lack of adult entertainment that I would feel comfortable having my kids listen to as well. I find that uplifting. Plus, the conversations I hear you having are not so different than I would have in the cultural hall after our ward Christmas party. So I appreciate that and am uplifted by it. I laugh frequently during your podcast. <br /><br />On Christmas and having the Christmas spirit. I have 6 kids, and the youngest two still believe and so it's hard not to get caught up in the excitement of the season...even though I refer to the week before Christmas as "hell week." Kids don't let you become to casual about Christmas. Once you are married and have kids, Pete, see if it changes for you. Deep in my heart, though, I can be a little Grinch-ish even still. As for Christmas music year around...could possibly be grounds for divorce. I think there is something in the Old Testament about that. Maybe in Leviticus.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767218331737826332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499594764482443267.post-6454387071345642502012-12-25T19:24:37.599-08:002012-12-25T19:24:37.599-08:00I wasn't prepared for a new Rodcast so soon, s...I wasn't prepared for a new Rodcast so soon, so I didn't submit my comment in time.<br /><br />Maybe Pete can start a Kickstarter project to fund a search for the meaning of Christmas. I could be his guide to help him find his Christmas spirit, and Jon could document the journey. We could visit all the famous Christmas sites around the world. It could be amazing.<br /><br />I also don't like the shopping for gifts. It might be that I don't like giving gifts out of obligation. Sometimes I think of the perfect gift for certain people, but not very often. Your friend Jaime sounds like she has a gift to know what others want, it is fun to give gifts when you know that they will be gladly received. Jon IS great at giving gifts for Christmas, I liked the gift he sent me last year.<br /><br />The internet really does need a special sarcastic font sometimes.<br /><br />I hope Pete enjoys his Christmas vacation. He deserves the rest.Mark Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118971555011945652noreply@blogger.com