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Pumpkins before politicians

It’s likely more people will carve a pumpkin this Halloween than vote in the mid-term elections next week.
Last year, the National Retail Federation polled 8,100 American adults regarding Halloween-related spending and 41% responded that they will carve a pumpkin to celebrate the holiday. Meanwhile, trends in voter turnout indicate that we can expect 39% of [...]

In Holidays, Politics, Society on 30 October 2006 with Comments Off

A Christmas letter to my seventeen-year-old self

Yeah, I know, not another Christmas letter! I’m sure you’ll agree this genre is played-out and hardly worth the effort. But this is no ordinary Christmas letter. Trust me on this.
So the year began with a shave and a haircut. There were ups and downs, the kids grew like weeds on a hot summer day [...]

In Family, History, Holidays, Memories on 29 December 2005 with Comments Off

Schmolstice

That’s it! I’ve had enough! Next year, it’s to the southern hemisphere for the winter solstice. New Zealand, maybe. These dark damp days in Seattle are unfit for humans.

In Climate, Holidays on 21 December 2005 with 3 comments

Ritual tree sacrifice

Once again, we partook of the ritual tree sacrifice in honor of Xmas, Santa, and all that is against our better judgement. Isn’t it a lovely thing to bring a dying fir into the living room, dress it like a Vegas working girl, and admire it with goofy grins atop cups of steaming hot cocoa? [...]

In Holidays on 12 December 2004 with 1 comment