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Merry Christmas! (another golden oldie from the neo archives)

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On Christmas Day—blog?
I’d rather have grog,
Or maybe eggnog,
Then go walk the dog.
Or watch a Yule Log,
And eat like a hog,
Then go for a jog.
Blogging’s a bog.
My mind’s in a fog,
Or maybe agog
From much dialogue.
I’ll return to the slog
Tomorrow, and blog.

[NOTE: On the words “the dog,” the link goes to a photo of the dog we had when my son was growing up.]

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Merry Christmas! (another golden oldie from the neo archives) — 13 Comments

  1. A fun Christmas for us. The barn cat where our daughter stables her horse had a litter of kittens recently. We now have two new kittens, Bailey and Rue, in our home. Did they ever love romping in the gift wrappings and boxes. Such fun! Such energy! New life and new companionship. Could not ask for more.

    Merry Christmas to all.

  2. Thank you, Neo. And “backatchya” to you and all the commenters here.

    Let me also take this opportunity to thank you for this refuge of a blog. Unlike other blogs where one’s comments get lost in the cacophony of hundreds of comments, it remains possible, here, to actually carry on a meaningful conversation (or dispute) and actually maintain one’s identity in the process of testing and refining one’s ideas in the face of opposition.

    With all my best wishes to you all, Merry Christmas!

  3. Ho Ho Ho

    Yo Yo Yo

    Hell I don’t know?

    I’m Old and sometimes forget!

    Merry Christmas to Neo and all the commenters.

  6. Merry Christmas!
    I suspect that most have heard the accusation that the M C greeting is racist, and a instance of white supremacy. And men who open a door for a woman are misogynists.

    I just wish that I might have the opportunity to open a door for one of these “wokies”. I would tell her she has it all wrong. The reason a man opens a door for a woman is that he doesn’t know if there is a hungry tiger behind the door. So, he lets her go through first and she becomes lunch if the tiger is lurking.

  7. Felis Navidad a todos , off topic but anyone going try ivermectin as prophylaxis for China Flue ? It seems to be safe and effective , only .gov says don’t use it.

    It’s cheap from the farm coop. It is also in short supply on amazon, hmmm. From what I can find out it is all made in the same two plants. Worst case you will get a good worming.

  8. Keith, I haven’t gotten a good worming in ages. Sounds delightful. 🙂

    Merry Christmas and a joyful new year, folks! (Yeah, I know – I changed it – don’t want to be presumptuous.)

  11. Thank you Neo – I love the sparkly tree.
    Lovely weather here all week, which is fine with me.
    All those people wanting a White Christmas are welcome to it.

    Spent Christmas Day cooking for the family dinner at Number-Three-Son’s house.
    Granddaughter (11) was at our house learning to make cookies the day before.
    Took his family out to a local Park to walk along the frozen river today.
    Grandson (13) is learning photography in school and went out onto the ice “to get a great shot” far too often for Grandma’s nerves, but no one fell in.

    There were lots of dogs out walking their owners.

  12. On the question of the proper salutation for the season, be sure to read Susan Vass (Ammo Grrrll) at Powerline from Friday.

    https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/12/thoughts-from-the-ammo-line-357.php

    I don’t know how my fellow Jews feel who frequent this site, but I feel embarrassed when our co-religionists make a big deal out of being wished “Merry Christmas.” I know who I am and I do not feel threatened or “marginalized” by an innocent wish to be included in a happy day.

    Sure, it can be a bit of a pain to be a minority in a majority culture, but even devout Christians bemoan the fact that Christmas has largely become a cultural, commercial holiday of gifts, cookies and family fun and there’s nothing wrong with any of that. For the devout, the religious dimension of the holiday is paramount, of course. And that’s beautiful.

    Let’s break it down, shall we? You’re out for a nice December walk in Arizona, where it is 73 degrees and sunny. Because it’s Arizona! Come for the 118 in August; stay for the 80 in January! A sweet couple you don’t know wishes you a “Merry Christmas.” Now you have two choices: Option One: you can be a jerk and say, “Sorry, I’m Jewish,” which makes it sound like you are sorry THAT you are Jewish. But it also embarrasses the well-wisher needlessly, which is quite a major sin in Judaism, actually. So go with Option Two: JUST SAY THANK YOU and move on.

    Heck, you can even wish them a Merry Christmas back. Once, I did blurt, “Thanks, but I am Jewish,” and the well-wisher said, “So am I. I was just being neighborly.” We both laughed. There’s a lot to say for neighborliness.
    …”

    For the uninitiated, Ammo is a retired comedian and writes like she is still doing the circuit. Very funny, very trenchant. Be sure to make her column a regular stop.
    And buy the book.

    https://www.amazon.com/Ammo-Grrrll-Hits-Target-Humorists/dp/1732737029

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