Res ipsa loquitur ("The thing itself speaks")
Best wishes to everyone celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah. To paraphrase Tiny Tim, “And God bless us, everyone . . . even Legal Satyricon.”
Here are a few of the holiday offerings from our denizens.
From CCD:
From Mespo:
From Mike Spindell:
From Bob:
From Nal:
From Pardon Me:
From Lottakatz (2):
From You Know Who:
From Former Federal LEO (4):
From Gyges (2):
From Elaine M (3):
From Xmas Past:
From Buddha is Laughing:
From Anonymously Yours:
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| Gene H. on Florida High School Student Ex… |
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| DogBiscuitGuy on Top IRS Official To Invoke Fif… |
| BarkinDog on Top IRS Official To Invoke Fif… |
And a Merry Christmas to you too JT. Thank you for the continuing gift that is this blawg and its denizens. A little pay back from moi with my favorite carol:
And who amongst us is going to complain except for positioning of listing. Last but not least. Thank you and Merry Christmasak.
Seasons greetings to all,and may the professor continue to gain strength for the coming new year and keep fighting the good fight.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.
Have a grand and high caloric Christmas, everyone! I’m nearly finished with my kitchen duties–just one more pie to bake.
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!
Buddha,
You are leaving out Boxing Day and Kwanzaa to.
Happy X!
X=s1[all days labeled holiday by the carbon based life on Earth]
And who the Hell gave boxer’s their own day! I won’t recognize Boxing Day until there is a Wrestling Day too. I might even hold out for Judo Day.
None of the above joke was meant to be mistaken for “Kung-Fu Kwanzaa”, the new film by the Wayan’s Brothers (assuming they don’t get sued by Disney for appropriating their holiday, er, merchandise).
That’s a totally different joke.
Boxing Day. A date in English history of giving left overs to the less fortunate. Traditionally stored in a Box hence. Boxing Day….
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Sharing the gift of laughter… (If only the kitten were wearing a little Santa cap.)
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.
I tried to “embed” the video — so much for my computer skills these days!
Happy Holidays everyone. The kids have buzz sawed through the presents in record time. Nerf bullets are flying and toys are swirling. We are already stuffed with pastries from the Swedish Bakery and the kids have bitten the heads off their Chocolate Santas (a mixed message to be sure). I am preparing the beef for tonight’s feast with Yorkshire pudding and other traditional delights. We will have 28 tonight in the usual madhouse event. However, with a good Zinfandel, no task is insurmountable. Have a wonderful day everyone!
AY,
In re Boxing Day
My girlfriend is Canadian. She’s a big fan of that secular holiday (which is a bit like jumbo shrimp, but it is what it is). And this brings up a good point.
The Winter Holidays
Let’s take a moment. Partially so I can ramble and in part because I need to finish this entire pot of coffee to have the energy required to deal with my cousin’s kids today. They are they high voltage models.
Winter holidays from all traditions have this in common: Winter is the Season of Death. Let’s not dance around that fact of nature. Sounds harsh but it isn’t. Death is as natural as birth. But that’s exactly why so many traditions have Feasts and Festivals at this time of year. From Pagans to Episcopalians, humans have gathered around the fire at mid-winter to share their stores and share themselves. To remind each other that they are alive and what’s important: food, shelter, warmth and family. I could elaborate on why this is special, but I think my man (and distant fellow clansman) Bill Murray put it together with all the sentiment and humor required to make the point. And the key part of this message?
We should crave that feeling, that feeling of love, every day. Not just one day a year. We should crave like we crave air, food and water. Because in the Season of Death, we see what makes being human a gift. When things could be their worst, we still try to court the angels of our better nature. We turn the Season of Death into the Season of Life. “For a couple of hours out of the whole year, we are the people that we always hoped we would be.”
Happy Holiday with the most sincere wishes you all take this message to heart.
Merry Christmas to all.
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
I am very glad your family has had a safe and happy Christmas, Professor.
Many Happy Returns and thank you for your year long gift to us, we few (but growing), we happy few (some happier than others), we band of brothers (and sisters) who haunt your blog. We’d be hanging out in pool halls and speakeasys without the venue and perspective you provide.
Buddha,
You are correct.
Hey did you happen to see commoners post on the priest thread lambasting jill? I had not paid any attention to the posting as I was done with it. The prose seems remarkably like Patty C’s…..
Thanks to all but, BIL, yours is especially poignant. I’m grateful for good people…
Merry Christmas, everyone. I hope you all have wonderful day.
Merry Christmas to all. The professor got me thinking about life cycles with children. When they are young and you want to sleep in they wake you up at 6:00 a.m. on Christmas. When you are older you wait all morning as I am now for them to get up to open presents.
Well when they were young wen changed their diapers. When we are old will they change ours. That depends….
No They have already threatened to put me in a bad nusing home. I hope they were joking. This is the first white Christmas in Texas in 80 plus years.
The first white Christmas in Texas in 80 plus years? Is anyone else hearing HAARP music?
“I’m Dreaming of a White Christas” has a whole new meaning these days!
(“Angels Don’t Play This HAARP: Advances in Tesla Technology” by Manning and Begich)
(I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but had to weigh in with this.)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all on Prof. Turley’s blog! It has been a messy Christmas here with rain, freezing rain and snow coming later. We have to hurry up and get in the car again! Be safe!
Buddha:
Who says that even with the Professor’s guidance we aren’t still hanging out in speakeasys and poolhalls?
A Little John Lennon: So This Is Christmas (War Is Over)
Professor Turley,
My sincere gratitude to You and All who hang out here, for providing this heartfelt good cheer and presence, today and throughout the year! Best Wishes for All here and everywhere!
Let us now pray “Our Animal Overlords” relax and let us chill!
“Everything’s gonna be cool this Christmas!”
“Christmas is going to the dogs!”
John Lennon,
Dear John,
Not much has changed since you have left this earth.
Baaaach, humbug.
just kidding.
On these high holy days holidays, I always feel conflicted in what to say. Christmas is one loaded holiday. People who have lost loved ones, whose family members are at war, who have been thrown from their homes without food or shelter, who have a rough time with it for whatever the reason, I wish some happiness comes today or that the day passes quickly.
To those who celebrate, I wish happiness as well!
At my home, we celebrate Solstice with jasmine, rose petals, pine needles, candles, drumming and a labyrinth walk.
So safe travel. Thanks JT for providing this space to us all. And thank you Marc for being a wonderful source of great amusement this year! Hope that chapping clears right up with the miracle of the baby Jesus’ and Santa’s combined forces for good!
It does not surprise me that one would celebrate the rejuvenation of life force by doing such a thing. However the proper incantation must be followed in order to not drum up evil that lies within us all. A true pagan goddess would need not celebrate in this fashion as it would be celebrated in a royal fashion for her highness, dignity and pleasure of her divinity.
The next celebration will be the beginning of spring on imbolic day, candlemas or if you prefer candlemas day. Coincidence that it is 40 day after the 25 of December? Hmm, I wonder what the significance is?
This thread is like a DYI TV holiday special! Thank you Professor for setting up this play-room and for the eclectic visitors you invite in to amuse and enlighten each other.
One of the best things about the winter holiday/winter solstice season is that it means that seed catalogs and the spring planting season are on the way. So in honor of the lengthening days and the fallow fields, back yards, window boxes and flower beds just waiting to be planted I want to give a holiday nod to agriculture, the foundation of civilization and the brewers that made it all possible:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,668642,00.html#ref=rss
I want to add that I saw the most beautiful thing today at the park. There’s a long pathway that is part of an overlook. Towards the end of the path tulip petals were left, leading down to a spiral full of the pink, yellow tipped flowers and petals. They lay on top of the snow and ice with the rain coming down so hard. Their life just glistened, pulsing through so much grayness. I thank whoever had the depth of spirit and joy of life to create such a thing for anyone to take delight in. It was a beautiful gift from a generous heart.
This just in, Jonathan Turley declares war on Christmas!
http://en.wordpress.com/tag/things-that-tick-me-off/
Merry Christmas Nal.
Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-blog …
To all who gather here:
I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum
That’s fit to give the King, pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,
Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum,
On my drum?
My Children and Grandchildren are in so my presence will be scarce for the next week. I wont be around much so all the best to JT and all my friends here and let us find ourselves with a free, tolerant and hope-filled New Year. Below is my second favorite Christmas song, more for the voice than the lyrics.
Mike
Merry Christmas,
and for those that like Shakespeare I found this web site:
http://shakespeare.mit.edu/
it is the complete works.