At first, when reading this, I thought "Now we're at the funeral. Here come the stories." After having read it all I thought "Yes, it was the funeral, but he has succeeded in convincing us all that we're actually celebrating the birth of the one who died." Or of the next in line.

Hi, Peter...I'm sitting here in a baseball cap turned backwards, an old sweatshirt, and torn jeans. Hardly the attire to be delivering a eulogy. ;)

I read through most of the posts and felt prompted to give my two cents on that which is still very much alive.