Two days until two weeks of vacation. I don’t manage any production systems right now, so I shouldn’t have to worry about any last minute disasters. In theory, anyway.
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Elon Musk. Give me a break.
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I’m beat. I may go to bed soon.
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I haven’t heard much complaining about the so-called “War on Christmas” this year. I guess the people that get upset about it have other things to gripe about right now. Or maybe I’m not paying attention.
Setting aside the idea that it’s just another form of outrage porn, it seems incongruous for a Christian to make a fuss about people saying “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas” and voice grievances about other perceived slights before 25 December, because from a liturgical perspective it’s not Christmas. It’s Advent, which is a season of preparation, much like Lent is a season of preparation for Easter.
As an aside, I don’t recall ever hearing about a “War on Easter,” given that Easter is the most important day on the Christian calendar. It’s the reason the religion exists. As far as I’m concerned, that says a lot about many Christians’ perspectives.
When I lived in Richmond, VA I knew a family that didn’t put up their Christmas tree until Christmas Eve. Their position was that it wasn’t appropriate to do so before then. I respect that.
Anyway, in my denomination (among others) it’s the third Sunday of Advent, which is the day the rose colored candle is lit and we get to hear John the Baptist thrown down some fire and brimstone. Buckle up.
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Last night tornadoes beat up Kentucky. Today Notre Dame beat up Kentucky. People on social media are talking about the basketball game more than the tornadoes.
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Well, the only one left is Mickey Dolenz.
Michael Nesmith, singer-songwriter with the Monkees, dies at 78 – The Washington Post
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Tonight I ran the fourth session of my ttrpg set in alternate history 1898 London. So far I’ve included:
Oh, and at the start of the campaign the Martians had just been defeated.
There’s a common thread in there somewhere. I hope.
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I got my car serviced today. It’s a 2008 with almost 300,000 miles. The service cost me about $2,500. That’s still cheaper than a new car. (Have you checked auto prices lately?)
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Today marks the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Washington Post ran a story about the Pan Am Pacific Clipper making the first around-the-world flight by a commercial airline as a result.
Washington Post: Pearl Harbor attack forced Pan Am crew to fly around the world
You can also read about it at Medium and Wikipedia.
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My holiday plans are coming together. Now I wait and see to what extent COVID-19 disrupts them.
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