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Mike Wigal
My name is Mike Wigal. I'm 59 years old. It's been over four years since the death of my wife, Jan Gill-Wigal. I've learned much about myself in that time. I'm still learning. This much I know: I neither ask from nor promise anything to anyone. If I give I give from my heart. If you give you give from your own free will. I'm smart and I'm stupid. Thoughtful and thoughtless. Brave and cowardly. You can both love me and hate me. Passionately. Simultaneously. I'm part saint, part sinner. Exciting and boring. Kind and cruel. I'm a work in progress. I love being alive. Oh yeah, This website expresses the views of me, Mike Wigal, who is entirely responsible for its content. It does not express the views of the United States Peace Corps, the government of Botswana or any other institutions named or linked to on these pages.
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Sompin' About This Just Ain't Right


I'm not criticizing, but this just struck me as odd.. Christmas doesn't seem the big deal here that it does in America. Of course I doubt it's that big of a deal ANYWHERE else than America. But, this grocery store is owned by Boers. They are white-German-Dutch-Euro-something-or-other (Hey, I STILL can't keep Afrikaners and Boers and various assorted pale faces sorted out here!). Seems like they would have put up a red S. Claus. It IS for sale, something like P1600, which at current rates is around USD$200.

Bet he would look good on my front porch. Here.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I believe the Germans gave us the Christmas tree tradition and maybe even Santa Claus......... just saying..... Barbarella

Thanks For 2 Day said...

i like the gold...i get tired of the same red and green after a while durin jang the holidays!

Thanks For 2 Day said...

excuse the last sentence...

it should have read:
"during the holidays".

Wow. I have no idea how that happened:)