Merry Christmas

For all the kidlettes.  I love you all.

Tuesday - 11 December 2012

Oh kidlettes! Still no snow here in Chicagoland.  What sort of Christmas-time is this?  Ok, I suppose it IS still ten days until the official start of winter, but I expected more from you, weather.  Listening to Leon and Zooey sing "Baby, It's Cold Outside" just doesn't have that same zing without a bit of the frigidy.

December 4, 2012

Hello dear reader,

Today I got to play teacher at work.  I ran the International Exports classroom today.  I was a loathe to do so going in, but it worked out quite nicely.  The group was small (only four attendees) and I pretty much threw out the outline and we free-styled the class and I think they got a lot out of it.  Plus, I got to go home early.

In other news, I've been told that the Gypsy Blue CD had been ordered from France and Germany and that the Collector's Boxes have sold out.  So I guess I'm now an international rock superstar.  I'll try to stay away from all the drugs and loose women.

As I'm sure you know, Christmas is my very favorite time of the year.  We haven't had any decent snow yet, but I'm confident that this year will be a white Christmas.  And speaking of White Christmas, there's a theater that will be screening the film in all it's glorious goodness and I plan to attend. 

You know how I try to get together with my friends from grade school (elementary school) once a month?  Well, December's once a month has been determined to be on the 25th in the evening, at my place.  I've been putting together a menu of offerings from charcuterie to baked brie en croute and a host of other delights.  I can't wait.

What comestible delights are you looking forward to this holiday?

Can't we skip turkey day and move right to Xmas?

Tuesday the thirteenth day of November, in the year of our LORD Two-Thousand-Twelve.

ITEM: The Gypsy Blue 'album' (unfortunately named "Livin' in the City" by others without so much as a by your leave) was officially released on Halloween.  I ordered a couple of copies just because and they arrived today.  Kinda neat, kinda not.
http://fnarecords.net/index.php/livin-in-the-city-76.html

ITEM: It's beginning to look a tiny, vague, sorta bit like Christmas!  We had our first few flakes of snow(more like tiny ice crystals, but I'll take what I can get) yesterday.  As you well know, it's the most wonderful time of the year!!! (you can tell by all the exclamation points)

ITEM: The above-mentioned item serves as a sobering reminder of all the promises I've made to myself regarding 2013.  I know for you long time readers that this will be a sad repeat of some things, but here goes: No more smoking (stop laughing), Exercise (seriously, stop it, I can hear you, you know), Save $$$ (ok, the doubling over guffaws are a bit over the top, don't you think).

ITEM: This year's Thanksgiving meal will include goose.