....rise and shine...

hi kids...rise and shine...sorry i didn't write to you yesterday...i overslept...that's what happens when a girl has all day to amuse herself in bed...once again i am filled with questions...this time regarding the three kings, the three wise men, the magi...

...first off, i am going to show you this year's christmas card...most of you won't be getting one, so i'm not spoiling anything for you...

the three kings

...now, there's no question these guys are whiter than 'wonder bread' right?...it varies greatly out there, but the general consensus is that:

there were 3 kings...all points bulletin...

Balthazar ~ white male, late sixties, 5'6"average build, long white hair and beard, a little hard of hearing, carrying a box of gold, following the eastern star or may be heading home to arabia ~

Caspar ~ male, late fifities, about 5' 10", slim build, ruddy complexion, long dark hair and beard, carrying a chalice of frankincense, following the eastern star or may be heading home to india ~

Melchior ~ black male late fifties, 6' tall, 200 lbs., long black hair and beard, well spoken, carrying a chalice of myrrh, following the eastern star or may be heading home to persia ~

...not quite the picture i have on my card...so...i looked at the three kings that i have for this years epiphany...

the three kings

...i've got the black king now, but there is no old white haired king, although to me, the short king looks older than the rest...Balthazar is supposed to be carrying the gold, not Caspar...the nice thing about these kings is that i can pull out the acrylics and make them look right...although they will still be carrying the wrong gifts...

the three kings/the three wise men/the three wise guys...larry, curley, and moe

...ok, i've got my black king carrying the right gift, but my old man has no hair, and my ruddy man has no gift...what's with that?...

...doesn't it make you wonder who decides all these things? what inspires a person to take artistic license with the nativity? what happened to the three kings? did they turn around and go home because there was no room at the inn? or had a few people checked out by the time they got there?...

...my mind likes to wander off and wonder things...if the three kings were going to the birth of the child of light today, they would be carrying an american express gold card, glade plug-in air freshener, and formaldehyde...oh and following a garmin gps...and they would have definite reservations for hotel rooms booked through expedia...