In this Winter Holidays postmark, Santa Claus's white beard almost looks like a heart. Ain't that a discombobulating hagiographic connotation?

Are ecclesiastical figures supposed to shape their beards as hearts, for symbolic reasons?

Does that discombobulate you?

DISCOMBOBULATING,  a word apparently very dear to BRAD PITT.  He used it twice, with a somewhat guilty/perverse linguistic pleasure, in a recent Fresh Air radio interview with TERRY GROSS of NPR.

http://www.npr.org/2011/09/22/140629778/brad-pitt-moneyball-life-and-the-stalkerazzi

"Verb

discombobulate (third-person singular simple present discombobulates, present participle discombobulating, simple past and past participle discombobulated)

1. (transitive, humorous) To throw into a state of confusion; to befuddle or perplex." - http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/discombobulate

"Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, and simply "Santa", is a figure with legendary, historical and folkloric aspects who, in many western cultures, is said to bring gifts to the homes of the good children during the late evening and overnight hours of Christmas Eve, December 24.^[1] The modern figure was derived from the Dutch figure of Sinterklaas,^[2] which, in turn, may have part of its basis in hagiographical tales concerning the historical figure of gift giver Saint Nicholas. A nearly identical story is attributed by Greek and Byzantine folklore to Basil of Caesarea. Basil's feast day on January 1 is considered the time of exchanging gifts in Greece."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_claus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Angelina_Jolie_Brad_Pitt_Cannes.jpg

Brad Pitt
Pitt at the 2008 premiere of Burn After Reading
Born	William Bradley Pitt December 18, 1963 (age 47) Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Missouri
Occupation	Actor, producer
Years active	1987–present
Spouse	Jennifer Aniston (2000–2005; divorced)
Partner	Angelina Jolie (2005–present)
Children	6

"Following his graduation from high school, Pitt enrolled in the University of Missouri in 1982, majoring in journalism, with a focus on advertising.^[8] As a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity,^[5] he acted in several fraternity shows.^[9] As graduation approached, Pitt saw his friends getting jobs but did not feel ready to settle down himself. He loved films—"a portal into different worlds for me"—and, since films were not made in Missouri, he decided he would go to where they were made.^[7]

Two weeks before earning his degree, Pitt left the university and moved to Los Angeles where he took acting lessons and worked odd jobs."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_pitt

Even if his beard, in the above image, is not quite in a heart shape a la Santa Claus, 

don't let that discombobulate you.

BRAD PITT has an impressive track record as a humanitarian with A GREAT HEART.

HEART should show primarily in actions, not in beard shape...:)

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011

Guest Heart Thursday #88

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A place to share YOUR heart!