The war on Christmas claims another victim, this time in Rhode Island...
A new Christmas tree now stands in the State House rotunda, replacing an 18-foot Colorado blue spruce removed yesterday because it had turned brown and lost its needles.
The original tree, a Colorado blue spruce, apparently turned brown and lost its needles because it was sprayed with a fire retardant.
By last night the original tree had lost so many needles, it was a brown skeleton of the grand tree erected in its leafy glory on Tuesday, Nov. 29. It would have made Charlie Brown's tree look like a thing of beauty.
The tree was taken down for safety and aesthetic reasons and ended up in a Dumpster outside the State House.
As of last night, the governor's office had been resigned to life without the classic holiday decoration.
"That's it for this year,'' said [governor] Carcieri spokesman Mike Maynard as the tree came down. "Luckily, the public and the employees have been able to enjoy it for almost the entire Christmas season.''
Maynard said "the tree-growers' association warned us'' that spraying a tree with (No-Burn) fire retardant dries it out more quickly, but the decision was made to spray the tree anyway because it was going up in "a place of public access.''
A possible contributing factor: The tree was blow-dried when it was first brought in from the rain.
Someone heard about it and donated another tree, so all is well.
Timelies all!
In a few minutes I will head out for my semi-annual haircut. Figure I should try not to look too scruffy when we visit my folks this weekend.
Ugh. I am battling UPS and UPS is winning.
I am on the verge of just saying, "Fuck off. I hate you even if you do employee my brother."
I'm sorry. If it's over what I think it is, feel free.
Work is just about over for the day. I may be able to take my Christmas Spirit out of cold storage....
I may be able to take my Christmas Spirit out of cold storage....
My first thought was that you have booze stashed in the freezer....
Oh! Thanks for reminding me—I have 1/3 of a bottle of Cafe de Medici Lambrusco here at the office that I want to take home over the holidays.
So a coworker and I were discussing that what is needed is a new name for all the secular holiday traditions at this time of year, old or not.
I think we should start the work now.
After thinking long and hard, I think I've got it.
HAPPY KPRINKLE!!!!!
t first world problem
Urgh. I have an 8:50 flight tomorrow night, and I was going to leave straight from work at 6:00, which was cutting it a little close, but not too much, but they are letting us go at 3:00, which means if I go home it's an extra hour plus of driving for half an hour or45 minutes at home, or finding a way to kill almost 2 and a half extra hours at the San Jose airport.
Perkins, work until 4 and then go to the airport. Get yourself some fun magazines, find a chair, relax.
