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e. l . wood is a native of birmingham, alabama. he grew up on the urban streets of dallas, texas before attending college at houston baptist university where he earned a b. a. in english and psychology. after a year of teaching high school english in the public schools of houston, e. l. wood attended sam houston state university where he earned a master’s degree in english. after bouncing around the deep south for several years, he finished his ph. d. in american literature before 1900 at the university of southern mississippi. e. l. wood has been teaching in some capacity since 1992 and has taught for a local community college since 1995. in his spare time, e.l. wood enjoys reading, movies, and the outdoors. he is personally acquainted with several search and rescue teams around the southeast. he is married to the lovely and gracious a. c. they have a daughter (special k), and one dog. They reside in h'burg, deep south. in addition to being the sole proprietor of the gandy dancer billiard parlor, e. l. wood dabbles in folk art and the occasional cultivation of a handlebar mustache.

Monday, November 20, 2006

happy ramahanukwansmas


three cheers for wal-mart! in these bleak days of november, there is cause for celebration indeed. wal-mart is wisely choosing to avoid the “holiday” season and embrace the “christmas” season. not exactly putting the christ back in christmas, and charlie brown still might lament the marketing savvy driving the shift, but nonetheless - a step in the right direction. at the very least, the message of christ might be conveyed via the christmas carols being played via muzak in their stores all across the land.

3 comments:

laura g said...

when they say in the article that they learned a lesson from last year, do you know if they actually took a hit in sales due to the boycotts over the phrasing? surely they weren't motivated by protest letters alone.

i'm glad for the switch back, whatever caused it.

Steve Bezner said...

I saw this, and it made me happy. I heard today that Wal-Mart is about to report a drop in sales...I wonder what that means for the "Merry Christmas" bunch...

Cole said...

Way to go, Wal-Mart. It's a shame that they're doing it in response to boycotts, but still...

Eman, I will be in A-Town for most of the season. Call me or come see me!