Rand Bishop
Jan 1, 2023

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Reminds me of one of my favorite jokes… I was driving down an Alabama rural road one December evening when I saw a life size Christmas tableau in a farmer’s yard: Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus in the manger, ox, ass, the whole shebang. The farmer was just finishing up the attire for the “wise men,” placing fireman’s helmets on their heads. I had to stop and find out what this new twist on the old story was about. When I asked the farmer why he’d dressed the wise men thusly, he looked at me like I was an idiot. “It says it right there in the Bible,” he declared… (you have to read this in a heavy southern accent) “Three wise men came from a fire.”

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Rand Bishop
Rand Bishop

Written by Rand Bishop

Bishop's latest book, the semi-autobiographical novel, Long Way Out, is available in e- and print editions through most major online booksellers.

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