Merry Christmas from MCC!

December 24, 2023 By in Indiana, Mundane Tags: , , , , , , , Leave a comment
White Christmas tree with colorful ornaments, standing in a window. The noontime sun just so happens to be shining through the window behind it at the position where a tree topper would go.

One of many outtakes from my recent visit to the annual Festival of Trees exhibit at the Indiana Historical Society. This one was brought to them by Circle Centre Mall.

Hey, kids! It’s that beloved holiday tradition where we just post a few recent Christmas-themed photos with some short yet sincere seasons’ greetings, and we give readers a break from my usual self-indulgent verbosity. It’s the most wonderful time of the MCC year! Click, scroll, ooh, ahh, and keep on frolicking down the internet superhighway!


A green couch in a museum hallway with three red Christmas pillows. One of them says "'Tis the season". Next to it is a sort of gingerbread scarecrow wearing plaid Christmas pants and suspenders with peppermint buckles, holding a sign reading "Welcome".

A Christmas fainting couch at the Indiana Historical Society.

An Elf on the Shelf on a tall wall, sitting next to a basketball. Below them hangs a black-and-white photo that probably has Chuck Taylor in it.

Spotted above the Society’s temporary Chuck Taylor exhibit. You’ve heard of Elf on the Shelf, now get ready for…

Woman in a Santa hat that says "Feliz Navidad", shirt that says "Santa's Workers", and silver ball-ornament earrings.

My coworker is an elf. We will not be taking your questions at this time.

A church pastor on stage dressed as Buddy the Elf. He sits at a child's table which contains Dots candy, pancake syrup, and some other sugary thing I can't see or remember. He's pretending to read a copy of a kid's book based on the movie "Elf".

Andy is one of our pastors. A few Sundays ago he preached an entire sermon about joy for which he dressed as Buddy the Elf. In context it was brilliant.

Someone's front yard at night, covered in thousands of Christmas lights.

A front yard not far from us, in a spot where it’s impossible to brake for photos except in 6 a.m. fog.

Tiny glass church with constantly moving sparkles like a snow globe. It sits on a wood dining table. Nearby are buckeye fudge balls and Christian-themed drink coasters.

Church-shaped snow globe. In person, persistence of vision lets you see the colorful sparkles inside.

My wife Anne decked out in Christmas regalia, trying to photograph tiny kids stacking plastic cups into a tower.

Christmas-bedecked Anne running around a living room and photographing a dozen youngsters we’re related to, though we can barely name half of them.

me holding a lit candle in a darkened church auditorium. A band is onstage in the distant background, in blue and purple lighting.

At Christmas Eve service they let us have lit candles again! But we weren’t allowed to ride home with them in the car like that.

If you’re scrolling on your phone while taking a break from your family, and you’ve included us in your scrolling, then welcome to this brief respite! We wish a Merry Christmas to you ‘n’ yours, High-Spirited Holidays, Vivacious Vacation, Divine December, and/or congratulations on reaching the light at the end of the 2023 tunnel despite the obstacles and heartbreaks. May your days be merrier and brighter, your celebrations invigorating, your downtime rewarding, and your internet circles calm and peaceful and filled with joyous content. If they’re not, maybe find brighter circles? Or cuddle up with a cozy, non-interactive, non-vitriolic book or movie instead?

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