Comments on: Xmas in Boca

By: FlyingWeasel

FlyingWeasel — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I like to think that I made an attempt to deconstruct some of our tired social mores.

in reality I smoked, blasphemed, and engaged in premarital sex.

By: DD Dropout

DD Dropout — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Nothing wrong with any of those choices, as long as you didn't infringe on anyone else.

Course it might cause problems for certain righteous guardians of other people's behaviour. Then again that might be half the fun right there.

Me, I couldn't imagine wanting to kiss a smoker. I learned that lesson a long time ago.

You know, it occurs to me that, traditionally people do those three things in the opposite order. To each his/her own, though.

To Dave and all the commenters, here's a wish for a Rational and Happy New Year.

By: bernarda

bernarda — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Judaism is just a mythology a few hundred years older than xianity.

That is very long compared to the 40,000 years or so of human history.

I spent the day listening to Beethoven and Verdi and interrupting that to watch internet programs such as the History Channel’s “Christmas Unwrapped”.

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ3BvK1R6hI&feature=related

By: idrill49

idrill49 — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I spent the afternoon crocheting a flying spaghetti monster. Next year he will grace the top of our solstice tree.

By: UnGodly

UnGodly — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

We exchanged gifts on the Solstice, but we have invented our own holiday, which occurs on December 21st, called Seasonal Holiday Gift Man Day. Then yesterday, on that *other* holiday, we made a gluten free vegan pizza and had a marathon of old Blakes 7 DVDs that we bought from overseas.

By: mryder66

mryder66 — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

UnGodly,

Blakes7 was coooool. You just gotta love Zen and Orac.

A most excellent use of xmas day.

By: Obeah

Obeah — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

bernarda,
Thanks so much for the link; shows just what are the real traditions.

UnGodly,
No nothing of Blakes 7 but love vegan pizza.

By: cry4turtles

cry4turtles — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

DD, I only smoke the good stuff, and plenty of it for the holidays!!

And I wonder why the cookies taste so damn good.

By: mdetrano

mdetrano — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I received the “His Dark Materials” trilogy as a gift so I spent much of the day eating the first third of “The Golden Compass”. I’d like to get through the unfiltered version before I see the movie. It’s thanks to this forum that I put those books on my Amazon wish list in the first place.

By: GodFree&Glad

GodFree&Glad — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

We celebrated and celebrated Christmas too, after a fashion anyway.

Had a tree,of course and on the Eve opened a few presents. Earlier on the Eve we ate the Eve dinner of Beef Stroganoff and other tasty dishes. But all Eve-day -- with Christmas Carols playing in the background (what can I tell you, I grew up with 'em and I like 'em) -- there was a lot of card-playing, a lot of laughter, a lot of wine, a little mocking of xians and a lot of sweet fattening stuff.

Oh, and the ex-son-in-law who has no other family was with us for three days and all was peaceful and enjoyable.

Christmas Day, however, was quiet. Some of us went back to work cursing, but that's the lot of medical types. The ex-son-in-law took off for a ten-hour drive home. My hubby came down with a cold, and I read Charlie Wilson's War (excellent and amazing read, gotta see the movie).

All in all we had a really nice holiday even if it is called Christmas.

So Merry, Merry Whatever to Everybody!