Ann was up in Billingham to exchange presents and take her mother down to the East Riding for Christmas Day. Ali was visiting too and we all took George for a walk in the snow...
Ann and I shared a couple of little bottles of wine...
and Ann has pictures she and Ali took on her blog.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Icp9PHDGxQc
- 18:43 sure, why not? RT @babybug: "I think the reindeer would like olives." #
- 21:31 @fstop23 we're on the last episode. i want to go again! #
- 21:34 @AngryJulie how do you lose presents? #
- 21:40 @margalit maybe santa will bring you a TiVo - doesn't matter what's on - you watch what you want, when you want to. #
- 22:46 RT @SFMOMA: We're closed 25th bit.ly/6pxHYZ However, SFMOMA neighbor @jewseum is free & has Chinese food if you need a museum fix : ) #
- 22:47 @frogtosser but how will santa ....? #
- 23:13 @kennyeng safe journies! #
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I'm still working on some of the old resolutions (like improving my posture -- this one's a toughie), but I've got two more this year. I'm keeping it pretty simple:
- Meditate
- Try archery
Why meditate? Well, when I do yoga, it really clears my mind and re-centers me. Meditation does the same. It's easy to start practicing, because I can just do it at home. Surprisingly the difficult part is putting 15 minutes aside to do it. But we should all have at least that much time every day to ourselves. I'm getting a couple meditation CDs on Amazon to help me start. Oh, and there are also a ton of health benefits to meditation.
Archery... well, I've just been wanting to try it and haven't gotten around to it yet. I enjoy the focus and concentration of target shooting, and archery also seems sort of meditative in its own way. I found an outdoor shooting range in El Cajon, for both archery and firearms, so I'm going to drag the honey and maybe some friends out with me.
Merry Christmas, and happy holidays everyone! Share the love year 'round!
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It's Christmas Eve in Siem Reap.
Particularly in Pub Street, Old Market. Excitement was riding the air in full velocity, and travellers around the world united here, to celebrate the eve with strangers.
But the victims from the past's presence spreaded humility amongst the merry makers in the street. They are not okay, are they? Or would the eyes lie?
To me, they are beautiful people.
Christmas came a day early for Americans this year, as the Senate voted down the Republican filibuster in order to permit full consideration of the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care" Act a bit after midnight. The last time the Senate voted on Christmas eve day was in 1895, when the issue was whether or not to provide federal benefits to U.S. military servicemen. I assume that the people we now call "Republicans," but back then probably were Southern democrats--anyhow, the same group that provides the core of ongoing political racism and opposition to federal government actions of any beneficial sort--were the "againsters" then as well. (Although I don't know that for sure; perhaps I will try to look it up).