December 24th, Santa's Workshop, North Pole. Today, with only hours remaining before the largest delivery of the fiscal year, Saint Nicholas aka "Santa Claus" aka "Father Christmas " was served with an injunction, as well as a subpoena to appear in local courts regarding an investigation into the possible mistreatment of animals in his care, namely nine specimens of the Great Northern Scandinavian Carribou. Legal action was instigated by left wing animal rights association P.E.T.A., or ...

December 24th, Santa's Workshop, North Pole. Today, with only hours remaining before the largest delivery of the fiscal year, Saint Nicholas aka "Santa Claus" aka "Father Christmas " was served with an injunction, as well as a subpoena to appear in local courts regarding an investigation into the possible mistreatment of animals in his care, namely nine specimens of the Great Northern Scandinavian Carribou. Legal action was instigated by left wing animal rights association P.E.T.A., or ...

Now open for conversation, How bad is the worst christmas rush you've experienced this year? Discuss. Talk amongst yourselves. So far, my worst was when I faced the PX and the comissary this morning. (I love you, dear........sigh..........but now you owe me. Even if I did forget the lemon juice.......) At the commissary the grocery checkout line folded the entire length of the front of the store, than wrapped around three outer walls and well into the produce section. Past tale...

Now open for conversation, How bad is the worst christmas rush you've experienced this year? Discuss. Talk amongst yourselves. So far, my worst was when I faced the PX and the comissary this morning. (I love you, dear........sigh..........but now you owe me. Even if I did forget the lemon juice.......) At the commissary the grocery checkout line folded the entire length of the front of the store, than wrapped around three outer walls and well into the produce section. Past tale...

Google whacking the net will pull down all kinds of info on the origins of Christmas rites and traditions. For example, you know where the silly hat comes from? During the festival of Saturnalia, a week long Roman New Years party that got incorporated into the church's Christmas parties about, oh, say a little after 221 A.D., there was a Feast of Misrule, in which the masters of the house were the servants, and vice-versa. During that time, it was common for all involved to wear a conical ...

Google whacking the net will pull down all kinds of info on the origins of Christmas rites and traditions. For example, you know where the silly hat comes from? During the festival of Saturnalia, a week long Roman New Years party that got incorporated into the church's Christmas parties about, oh, say a little after 221 A.D., there was a Feast of Misrule, in which the masters of the house were the servants, and vice-versa. During that time, it was common for all involved to wear a conical ...

Woot. I'm in a house, I'm unloaded, and I'm desperately unpacking like the wind. (scattering boxes and light weight paper items all over the place, making a mess..............) Christmas tree is up, laundry is done. I'm going home now to deal with selling my house, running, and putting up Christmas lights. Whee con brisas!!!!!! Can you put Dr. Pepper in eggnog? NBS. P.S. My address will follow to those that need it, just let me know, and we'll work out the details.

Woot. I'm in a house, I'm unloaded, and I'm desperately unpacking like the wind. (scattering boxes and light weight paper items all over the place, making a mess..............) Christmas tree is up, laundry is done. I'm going home now to deal with selling my house, running, and putting up Christmas lights. Whee con brisas!!!!!! Can you put Dr. Pepper in eggnog? NBS. P.S. My address will follow to those that need it, just let me know, and we'll work out the details.

And I'm gonna cry all the way.......to my nice cozy detention center. Heh........... Off to the field for the week. For those of you who are wondering, I pulled my last article, just in case. Call me crazy, but in a unit full of 97Bs........... At any rate, I've got a place to live, sort of. It's an on post six pack, and I'll have it on the 4th of January. So, just two weeks and change livin' out of a motel. (no, no guest lodging. they don't allow the furballs.) I'm gonna get to leave h...

And I'm gonna cry all the way.......to my nice cozy detention center. Heh........... Off to the field for the week. For those of you who are wondering, I pulled my last article, just in case. Call me crazy, but in a unit full of 97Bs........... At any rate, I've got a place to live, sort of. It's an on post six pack, and I'll have it on the 4th of January. So, just two weeks and change livin' out of a motel. (no, no guest lodging. they don't allow the furballs.) I'm gonna get to leave h...

Beware sports fans, the sun is shining today in Tacoma, so we highly recommend you stay indoors. Don't want to ruin that beautiful catfish belly colored skin. Yum. Slept in this morning to kill as much of the long weekend as possible. Then got up and went for a little 5 mileish run. Whee!!!! I'm giddy on what's that stuff again? Oh yeah, oxygen. They didn't have much of it at a mile up in elevation. Then I followed it up with a nice, healthy six pieces of fried chicken and two dr. peppers ...

Beware sports fans, the sun is shining today in Tacoma, so we highly recommend you stay indoors. Don't want to ruin that beautiful catfish belly colored skin. Yum. Slept in this morning to kill as much of the long weekend as possible. Then got up and went for a little 5 mileish run. Whee!!!! I'm giddy on what's that stuff again? Oh yeah, oxygen. They didn't have much of it at a mile up in elevation. Then I followed it up with a nice, healthy six pieces of fried chicken and two dr. peppers ...

Ok, maybe I'll just be in and out. Welcome to Tacoma, where the sun never shines and the children run scared..........It's not a bad place, just wet. According to the oh so wonderful wikipedia, Tacoma is one of the most livable cities in the country, and the most walkable. Also, one of the most stressed out, based off of un-employment, depression, poverty rates, crime, rape, suicide rates, and number of days the sun shines (about 10 minutes total since I've been here.) And just for fun,...

Ok, maybe I'll just be in and out. Welcome to Tacoma, where the sun never shines and the children run scared..........It's not a bad place, just wet. According to the oh so wonderful wikipedia, Tacoma is one of the most livable cities in the country, and the most walkable. Also, one of the most stressed out, based off of un-employment, depression, poverty rates, crime, rape, suicide rates, and number of days the sun shines (about 10 minutes total since I've been here.) And just for fun,...

I. Got. Tire CHAINS!!!!! WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nyah Nyah, I got tire chains, and you d...........probably do too...........sigh.