Is Salvation Army Outsourcing?

Went to the supermarket the other day and saw the familiar red Salvation Army bucket. Only instead of some elderly person in uniform ringing the bell, it was a dark-skinned lady wearing the headress common to Islamic women.

Hubbawuh?

Not that I care who rings the bell, but I thought the Salvation Army leaned toward the Christianity side of religion. Perhaps I'm wrong. Perhaps I did some racial profiling. If I got me some guts, maybe I'll ask her the next time I see. There has to be an interesting story there.

Saw the "Shrek the Halls," last night. Some good bits, but overall tried too hard to be Christmassy. The old classic, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," was on next, digitally remastered in all its colorful glory (and on ABC instead of CBS). I noticed something about the show which made me wonder about the ending. Of course, I'm sure smart-asses around the world have already noticed this, but let's have a go anyway.

The Grinch had stolen all the Who's Whozzits and stood upon his mountain. The Who's gathered in the center or their town and began to sing, proving that it was the Spirit of Christmas that made Christmas Christmas, and not all the Whozzits. This filled the Grinch's heart with the Christmas Spirit so that he was able to stop the Whozzit laden sled from falling off the mountain, and sledded his booty back into town.

In effect, the Grinch returned commercialism back to Whoville.

As it should be.


Mike