What else do you have to do?

 

Sunrise over Mudsock

 

You gotta dig it

 

Getting with the Program

We have a busy day before us. The granddaughters have a dance recital this afternoon. We are off right after to celebrate Christmas with the wife’s family. 

This morning I have to make a salad and desert to take with us tonight. 

So that insightful, well reasoned, occasionally humorous blog entry you have come to rely on will be absent this morning. 

Well, okay, every morning. But less so today. 

Here’s a little Bing to cheer you up (and not that despicable duet with David Bowie). At this point it looks like the chances of a white Christmas are about zero, so we will have to dream:

Getting close

 Events are ramping up for the holiday season. Wrapped gifts are appearing under the tree. 

We have Christmas with the wife’s family Saturday evening. Monday the wife is heading to the daughter’s to make cookies. Tuesday night we will do our traditional viewing of the Christmas lights. 

Christmas Day everyone will be at my house for dinner. 

I’m putting in a half day at work and then I’m off next week. 

Don’t Know Where I Read This

 “Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.”

         -Oscar Wilde

Maybe I got it from Mr. B in his Wednesday Words of Wisdom? Maybe from some book. In any case I think it is great advice. 

Future Landmark

 

I offer up a rare double post today. Here is a view of the old homestead all dressed up for the holiday taken before the big snow melt today .  

For those of a curious bent, this time waster  blog and my literary efforts in general, are created up there behind the darkened windows on the upstairs left. I am certain you will be able to tour it in the future when my genius is recognized and the entire house is preserved as a museum. Be advised parking is limited. 

Perhaps future curators will purchase the property next door and erect a gift shop and additional parking space to handle the crowds. 

I’m pretty sure that is the plan. 

Humping it on hump day

 I have been remarkably busy at work this week. Hopefully that ends starting today and I can begin coasting towards the holiday. Friday afternoon is the company office Christmas party and if they aren’t working, neither am I. I’m on vacation next week. 

The weather is also on a weird ride. From heavy snow and sub-zero temps we will hit the 50sF tomorrow and might even push 60F by Christmas! All depends on the weather predictions being accurate, a tall task indeed. 

One of my favorite Christmas tunes. 

Do Better

 Sorry, Trump dissing on Rob Reiner’s murder - almost gloating that a man with whom he disagreed politically was dead — seems not a lot different than the lefties crowing over the murder of Charlie Kirk. 

As President we should expect more.