– Yesterday was somewhat uneventful at work. I finished indexing the Earth Sciences diagrams (learning about the longest rivers, the tallest mountains (which are all in the Himalayas), and the comparative sizes of the continents. After work, however, I caught the N train to Union Square and walked to Veselka’s at 2nd Ave.
… Read the rest– Last night was frustrating. I had a number of goals and failed at almost all of them. What this means? That inertia doesn’t go away completely just because of winter brake. On the other hand, my spirit was buoyed by Sufjan Steven’s new album, Feel the Illinoise which I got for Christmas.
… Read the rest– I’m not going to talk right here about Jess and my vacation to Michigan and Ohio, except to say that it was great, and that we got to see lots of people. Hopefully, in the near sometime, we’ll be able to take a trip to Chicago to catch up with that crowd.
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O Emmanuel, you are our king and judge, the One whom the peoples await and their Savior. O come and save us, Lord, our God.
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I will not be posting over the next ten days, and I don’t expect I will be spending much time reading your blogs either.
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The sumup is here.
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O King whom all the peoples desire, you are the cornerstone which makes all one. O come and save man whom you made from clay.
If you don’t mind something blatantly Christian (I didn’t growing up Unitarian, but then, I may have not been the most discriminating audience at eight), I highly recommend the Charlie Brown Christmas Special.
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The sumup is here.
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O Rising Sun, you are the splendor of eternal light and the sun of justice. O come and enlighten those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death.
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Kids, don’t look at this! Santa flaunts his coke habit.
NATION OF THE DAY:
Tonga.
QUESTION OF THE DAY:
What are your plans for the holidays?
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… Read the restKids, don’t click on this. The miracle of cloning successfully addresses the technical limitations of labor capacity.
LINK OF THE WEEK
Project Gutenberg, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus.
I have many fond memories of this book… it probably makes my top 10 list of “books I’ve read the most number of times.”
PICTURE OF THE WEEK
Yahoo! News: Commuters pack the Brooklyn Bridge.
QUESTION OF THE DAY
Olives or pineapples?
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… Read the restI know this is getting to be more than indulgent, so I won’t post on it again, but if anyone was going to watch, they bumped us back to 8 PM.
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