Transmitting from the Mojave Wilderness in Joshua Tree, California,

now is the time for Desert Oracle Radio, the voice of the desert.

Well, it's nice to be with you on this Christmas night

in the desert

even though some of us

have been having kind of a hard time

I mean I've been kind of having a hard time, too.

With the point of it all, you know?

I got a tree and everything.

Listening to Lux Interior's Christmas playlist.

Trying to do the right thing in the world.

But you look around sometimes and think, good Lord, is this what we're supposed to be doing with our lives?

Is this peak life on earth sitting in a drive-through line on a conference call?

All the other animals seem to be enjoying themselves. I saw a half-dozen ravens flapping around the neighbor's trash yesterday morning because one of the bags was sticking out from under the lid.

Never seen the ra Raven so delighted Santa came early boys

sometimes well we wake up and we look around and we sort of nod in agreement with ourselves.

Because it looks like we're guilty as charged.

Like, what's the purpose?

What's the point?

Why is it all so dull?

Why is it all so much of a drag, so much of the time?

Oh, but it's not the time for all that kind of nonsense.

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