Westward, Ho!

zed

*gasp* Three Zeds in a row? Ho, Ho, Ho… *g*

Ho, ho, zed.

hackworth fumbles and loses the zed.

Evening Jane. Hi Firepups.

Evening all.

Merry Christmas Jane, and to all you Firedogs. I’m well into my second scotch now, so all is good with the world. Cheers!

Guess it’s going to be a slow night, eh?

Apparently! Merry Christmas!

Is it really Santa or his brother Fred?

Not a martini?

Don’t tell Vitter.

Have one for me, Twisted.

One wonders if that Gibson fella from Pox isn’t weirdly neutered himself.

Good thing I don’t have to put anything together later!

Not even batteries…? I’m jealous… ;-)

Folks here know that I’m a musician in the NYC subway. Today I performed in the Wall Street station on the Red Line (2 and 3 trains). Like any performer I know my audience.

The mood I got as I was working, on Christmas Eve mind you, was unmistakable:

“We’ve eaten the seed corn.”

Folks here know me from the early days of the Dean campaign. I was in full starburst mode today in the belly of the Grinch.

My warning as the trains arrived:

“Remember, folks, the Holiday Spirit is NOT sold in stores!”

(A Christmas Card to the World)

Time to get ready to go to lunch at my neighbour’s place.

Happy holidays to all Firepups v.1 (tomorrow a repeat) :-)

Not all children are getting presents this evening or tomorrow.

Driveby between church and presents and dinner, wishing everyone a great holiday! [wanders off, humming…]

have a good evening novista.

have a great time egregious.

My Christmas card to all:

http://img299.imageshack.us/im…..inggp0.jpg

SHUAOECC: Secular Humanists United Against Obscenely Excessive Christmas Consumerism

No batteries, just gonna drink scotch and play “Guitar Hero II” after the kids go to bed. Freebird!

Uh, I heard on NPR today that some stores were gonna be open tomorrow for continuation of Christmas shopping.

Desperation.

Beautiful Starbuck! Thanks for sharing it!

That’s just sad.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Only coal in W’s stocking-he’s been very naughty.

Happy Holidays everyone.

Betsy, did Cassie get her room cleaned?

Beautiful Starbuck! Thanks for sharing it!

And, Astral’s too… *g*

Thank you, Starbuck. That’s lovely.

LOL. Wasn’t her room that was the problem. Was the whole damn place! Kids home for 4 days already.

You know, I just got back from driving Kobe around the block (because he wanted it) and I saw some stores and thought “I bet it’s not long before the annual celebration of shopping includes shopping.”

And when I got home Katie and Lucy had eaten the dried cranberries.

Feliz Navidad.

Comfort Ye.

(a freebie from THIS)

Jane, did you go to the store for more cranberries?

Interesting video collage. I recall the first amendment to the bible (Commandment)
. Thou shalt not kill…our holy roller prezident and his ontourage like to skip those parts…any beatitude attitude in them?
Please get of off “the holier than thou attitude”
2. Has USA become the nexus in the axis of evil?
3. For everyone enjoying christmas much more don’t
4.Christmas is for people that have to give.
5. some of the worst people I know use christianity as a reason be that way
there is more but I’ll spare you: suffice to say mass murder is going on all over the planet and we are the reason for a lot of it. And the fuckin priesthood is a cover for child molesters.
What is there to be joyful about? I am going to stay warm.

Perhaps a a nice frame for each of their certificates?

No, store closed. The girls are sleeping off a cranberry high now.

You said it all thank you stay warm and breathe well.

Bless you, Jane. Cranberries are good for them! Hope you’re having a warm Christmas.

Merry Christmas to everyone.

Well this just rotated off my iPod playlist

Imagine by Dolly Parton

Gay Iranian faces deportation again
from Raw Story Breaking News
LONDON, December 24, 2007 – It was not the Christmas present that a young gay Iranian wanted. A court in the Netherlands has ruled that Mehdi, the gay Iranian teenager, has to be returned to the United Kingdom, where he faces deportation back to Iran…

…oh, and Merry Christmas, Mr. Potter!

That’s tragic, he could be executed when he gets back to Iran.

Speakin’ of cranberries… I just finished the cranberry custard for tomorrow’s ice cream. Oooooo, doggies! I’ll post the recipe as soon as I can type with both eyes.

;)

The John and Yoko home movies are great.

Beautiful! Merry Xmas Starbuck!

Aren’t they, very sweet moments.

I’d like to ask a question: Is ANYONE here actually offended by “Merry Christmas”? I’m an atheist and I’m not. I can’t be arsed to be bothered by a lot more offensive shit than that.

I just don’t want it crammed down people’s throats in government buildings. Religion does not belong in government, and that’s all. The rest of it, nativity displays in people’s yards, stuff like that, who the fuck cares? I have more to be worried about than that shit and these sniveling CRETINS like O’Reilly, El Porko Grande and Charlie Daniels can kiss my rosy red ass in Santa’s sleigh.

Oh and by the way, Merry Christmas to all, and good cognac too!

Speaking of forgotten tunes coming up in the mix at an odd time, last night it shuffled to Jethro Tull’s “Ring Out, Solstice Bells.” Wasn’t quite Solstice, but damn close enough!

Joyeux Noel. We have a 7 y.o in the house, so I’m in the spirit! It’s a tough balancing act between the joys of childhood and the rampant consumption of the real world, but we must teach them (her) well.

Anyways, Cheers! (I am drinking a Rogue Santa’s Reserve Ale.)

I’m an atheist and I’m not.

Whereas you reject religion, I embrace em all, I’m a Baha’i… *g*

I think the issue with “Merry Christmas” is not with us atheists, who long ago grew out of any thoughts about religion one way or another. I don’t mind it either. No. I think the problem is with people of non-Christian religions who might be offended. And then there’s that perfectly reasonable substitute “Happy Holidays”. It’s not even awkward like saying she or he.

I can’t be arsed

Love that expression — I haven’t heard that outside of Liverpool before!

Hey man, whatever floats your boat. Have a cognac for me!

i 2nd that emotion even tho i’m an unchurched christian and a nice rhum toddy suits me just fine – as i’m having 1 just now….cheers y’all

Agreed. I’m pretty much “soft atheist,” but when I’m at my mother-in-law’s farm in N. rural Alabama, I bow my head when they say “grace,” and likewise during the invocations at the high school hoops games (which, LOL, often tuen into lame-assed bible-pounding sermons — prompting even the locals to fidget and roll their eyes). A lot of this “war on Christmas” shit is just so much bullshit argument in search of an issue. Lotta peeps don’t know where to pick their fights.

My unchurched secularism notwithstanding, I am the manager of this project, which I paid to have re-issued simply because it’s such fine work.

I tell you this – if a person of another faith get offended, I say the same thing to people like O’Reilly and El Porko Grande – Get over yourselves. Think of it as a generic holiday greeting. Happy Ramadan. Whatever. A friend of mine wrote a great song called “Happy ChristaHanuKwanzaa to You.” He gave it a full Brian Setzer treatment and it’s great.

I me, for Pete’s sake, WHO CARES? Get over it. It’s just good wishes. I wouldn’t expect (nor desire) “Merry Christmas” in Damascus or Riyadh, and I just don’t care. People just need to get over themselves. Geez.