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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
First Commercial Christmas Card (Henry Cole 1843)

Best wishes to everyone celebrating Christmas. We are celebrating our four children, extended Turley clan, and, of course, Luna.  So far, Christmas has avoided the series of unfortunate events that made last year so … well … memorable.

Yesterday, we went to the Christmas market in the loop and got potato pancakes and other delights.  Unlike the arctic weather of last Christmas, it was perfectly balmy this year in the 40s and 50s.

My mom is 96 and going strong.

Last night, I made our traditional Cioppino soup — a tradition started by my late father, Jack Turley. It is a spicy mix of mussels, shrimp, sea bass, clams, crab meat, and other ingredients. I have previously written how I grew up hating the soup but the tradition fell to me when my father became ill. I am now as addicted to the soup as my father was. When I make the soup each year, it continues an indelible connection to my Dad and best friend.

We spent this morning trying to keep Luna out of the stockings given her suicidal fetish for chocolate.

We will have roughly 30 tonight at my Mom’s house off the lakeshore. I will be making the beef, gravy, Yorkshire pudding, and fresh grounded horseradish sauce.  We also have a great Bûche de Noël (or yule log cake) and other delights for dessert.

The Turley family wishes everyone a happy and safe holiday. I will be toasting our blog family tonight and giving thanks for the wonderful community we have created at this site.

Best wishes,

Jonathan Turley

65 thoughts on “MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!”

  4. To describe the contributors to this blog as a “wonderful community” has to be the most charitable thing I’ve ever read.

    Merry Christmas, Professor Turley. I look forward to starting my days in 2024 enjoying your musings with my morning coffee.

  7. Buon Natale a voi! Thanks for the more-or-less daily dose of wisdom you dole out in cyberspace. Onward to a new vintage.

  9. Merry Christmas to you Professor Turley. This year’s Christmas letter was good, but last year’s was outstanding! You are a gifted wordsmith.

  11. always good to read you and your prolific way of writing
    no one comes close to your output or even handedness
    I discovered you in the porteus matter and watched the entire thing
    disliked schiff then and dislike him even more now…
    all the best to you..
    McBee

  12. Merry Christmas one and all! Luke 2:11
    “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.”

  14. Merry Christmas to you and yours professor!
    You have inspired me and later this week I will give a go at my own version of Cioppino soup. Will let you know how it went. Note: If I suddenly stop commenting, my soup was bad. Very, very bad.
    😉

  19. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year wishes to you and your family, Professor Turley! It is always a pleasure to receive and read your blog posts.

  20. 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭?
    By: Philip Kosloski ~ 12/24/23
    https://aleteia.org/2023/12/24/did-the-angels-speak-or-sing-on-christmas-night/

    𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬?
    By: Philip Kosloski ~ 12/24/23
    https://aleteia.org/2023/12/24/are-you-ready-to-receive-gods-gift-for-you-at-christmas/

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