but the Dark Side has all the cookies!!!

You might remember this post and this one, today I'm here to tell you anther one.  Today I was sitting on the couch with Alden and we were playing with his iPad (specifically teaching him to care for his new Tamagotchi) and there was a knock on the door.  I wasn't expecting company but I got up to peek out the window.  A gray van.

Sidebar: Why are they always in vans? Does Jesus prefer them or something?

I don't know anyone who drives a gray van (as far as I know) so I tried to discreetly peer out the window beside the door.  All I see is someone bent over wearing a really long wool coat. Thinking this is really strange/creepy I tell Alden to "be quiet".  My initial thought for some reason was not "IT IS EASTER WEEK AND THIS IS ABOUT THE LORD" but "this person is coming to shoot/rob me, so of course I open the door like a dummy.  I opened the door just a crack and I had my left hand on my baseball bat ready to grab swing if need be.  

I look up and there is a little old man, probably in his 70s.  He is wearing the aforementioned long black wool coat, a button up shirt, and a black bowler hat.  He looked dapper, he looked British, and he looked like he probably wasn't going to murder me or rob me.  That's when I realized he was going to attempt to evangelize me.  I want to point out that he was the nicest Bible Thumper that's ever come to my door.  He was very friendly and not in the least pushy or even interested in having a debate or discussion. He just genuinely wanted to invite me to his church's events over the course of the week.  Then he handed me this...

Which in itself is not funny.  Unless you have seen this,  which I had, only a few weeks ago on the web.

It took absolutely EVERYTHING I HAD IN ME NOT TO LAUGH IN THIS OLD MAN'S FACE.  I was really proud of myself for being able to hold it in and just smile while he told me that "all the races are represented at the bottom of this photo because Christ our Lord loves everyone. People of all races are invited to these events because we too love everyone."   

I thought about pointing out that Jesus' appearance was never described in the bible and that his race was also up for debate.  I also wanted to ask why Jesus didn't have his usual hippie hair.  But like I said he was just an old nice man and I was just seriously trying hold it together and not laugh while imagining the future of this photo, in which I draw Obi's blue lightsaber in his hand & put it on my fridge.

Anyway, I did a lot of smiling and nodding and he told me to "have a lovely day" and he left.

In conclusion if anyone wants to go to a Star Wars party, I think they are having one in my neck of the woods tonight. I assume they are going to watch all 6 movies and then have a discussion.  There will be a nice old man there probably wearing his bowler hat.  I bet his favorite character is Jar-Jar Binks because he always gets left out.  

And now I'm gonna go eat Girl Scout cookies.
*because I'm from the dark side*