December 24, 2004

You are the Christmas Lights.
On the darkest of nights, let there be lights!
What would a Christmas tree be without lights that sparkle and gleam?

What Christmas Ornament are you?
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You are "Jingle Bells"!
Full of enthusiasm and good cheer, you are excited
by the first appearances of Christmas decorations
in shops and have been heard singing along to the piped music.
Your attitude to Christmas is one of childlike delight
-- with a slightly mercenarystreak. You definitely believe in Santa
(you get more presents that way) and will put up your Christmas tree
as early as possible. You really like carolling, and presents,
and pudding and will insist on getting everyone up at dawn
to open presents immediately. So long as the food and presents
are good, you will have a great Christmas.

What Christmas Carol are you?
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December 23, 2004

Happy Yule. Merry Christmas. Happy Hanukkah. Joyous Kwanzaa. May peace on earth exist someday.

* Robert Bly - 12/23/26
* Fritz Leiber - 12/24/10
* Mary Higgins Clark - 12/24/29
* Carlos Castaneda - 12/25/31
* Henry Miller - 12/26/1891
* Manuel Puig - 12/28/32

December 21, 2004

When the weather turned cold and crops died, my ancestors didn't accept these changes as an "act of God." Oh no, they blamed -- and killed -- the witches.

"A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death."
--Albert Einstein

December 19, 2004

* tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches
* laundry, fresh out of the dryer
* a stocked pantry
* my "to read" shelf of books
* rescuing homeless animals from the shelter

I am a Fox Trot fanatic. I own all of the collections. I've already purchased my 2005 Fox Trot calendar. And I get my daily dose of the Fox family on the Web.

(It should also be noted that the cartoonist maintains his own occasionally updated Website. I read that too.)
 

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