My patio is one big white mound. The furniture has almost disappeared. The arborvitae is slowly collapsing under the weight of the snow. It is still snowing, and supposed to continue all day. There are kitty tracks on the porch, so at least Stray Cat is okay out there.
I know I'm a bad poet, but I'm a good man. All I ask is that... is that you try to see me—
William ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Zenkitty - Dec 19, 2009 4:40:42 am PST #26230 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Hil R. - Dec 19, 2009 4:51:31 am PST #26231 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I usually like Garrison Keillor. Not so much today. [link]
Jessica - Dec 19, 2009 4:53:34 am PST #26232 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
WTF? Did someone pee in his eggnog?
beth b - Dec 19, 2009 5:02:55 am PST #26233 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
You don't want me to celebrate Christmas, don't make the entire world stop for it.
§ ita § - Dec 19, 2009 5:13:25 am PST #26234 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Now, I'm totally a hater of the non-religious Christmas songs. They're basically celebrating cold weather, and I can't get behind that. I can't wait until they're done with. But I notice he doesn't mention Santa. Does he want him banned? What about the Christmas tree? What about all the solstice/yule things Christmas deliberately co-opted in order to become more easily adopted, and that are most popular amongst non-believers? I think his purist stance should give them all up.
sarameg - Dec 19, 2009 5:15:41 am PST #26235 of 30001
We're under a blizzard warning! Even during the Presidents' Day storm, I don't think we had blizzard conditions. I've never been in a blizzard.
This is reaffirming my inclination to not shovel until later.
SW is letting you rebook without fees. I've got a call in to them.
Aims - Dec 19, 2009 5:16:25 am PST #26236 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
2 lbs of cubed frozen hashbrowns
1 lb of chopped cooked bacon
1/2 onion diced (I use red onion)
1 big can cream of chicken soup
1 lb sour cream
1/2 stick melted butter
16 oz sharp or colby-jack shredded cheese mixed in plus 8 oz sprinkled on top (I use colby-jack)
Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl and put in a 9 X 13 baking dish sprayed with Pam. Sprinkle additional cheese on top. Bake at 375 degrees for one hour. Then turn oven up to 400 or 425 degrees until browned on top (usually takes 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes total).
sarameg - Dec 19, 2009 5:26:39 am PST #26237 of 30001
Upstairs half vacuumed. Flight changed to Monday afternoon.
JZ - Dec 19, 2009 5:28:12 am PST #26238 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I never imagined Garrison Keillor would write anything that made me go ::headdesk::, but he's done it. Whyfor, sir?
Kat - Dec 19, 2009 5:34:04 am PST #26239 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I sort of get Keillor's thing though. Did anyone hear the kid who is part of the National Cathedral's Boys Choir? He talked about how when you sing the old hymns you really think about christmas NOT as santa, yule log etc, but it's about the sacrifice.
This of course led me to think of how all births are gifts. And it's natural then to think that all gifts are really sacrifices.
Of course Keillor's argument would be stronger if he basically talked about the lack of religiousity left in almost all xmas celebrations, not just those who aren't christian.