December 24th, 2025
Feelin’ like Kevin McCallister over here because grades dropped today and, for the first time in my middle-aged college era, I did not get straight A’s.
I got one A-.
To be honest, I am surprised I survived this semester, much less was able to sustain a 4.0 GPA overall for my academic career. I’m grateful that the past two months didn’t break me and I’m able to spend this week with the people who mean most to me.
I want to say something else, too, on this Christmas occasion, that I’ve been repeating on the internet and I want to make official here:
A Christian nation would not have ICE. If you don’t believe me, ask Jesus.
If you’re getting whiplash and thinking, “Whoa, how did this dorky and self-congratulatory post turn political,” it didn’t.
Existence is not political. Being alive and on this planet is not political. No human being is illegal. No one asked to be here, and the majority of us are doing our best with the time and resources we have.
I don’t like some of you, but I try to love all of you. I have seen some of the most disgusting and inhumane comments and actions lately and I refuse to believe that it represents humanity at large. I think it’s the season for reflection and we should all deeply consider who we want to be, truly, as individuals, as a community and as a country.
Anyway, I graduate in a few months. That’s crazy. As long as I put as much of myself into this as I have for the past two years, I don’t care if I barely earn C’s. I’ve already learned so much and it’s only stoked my lifelong passion for education and the pursuit of the fire of knowledge.
I wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a wonderful New Year. I hope you have health and wealth in the only way that matters: love.
The Den 