December 20, 2017
11:52 p.m.

"Oh, dear Lord. You made many, many poor people. I realize of course that it's no shame to be poor; but it's no great honor either. So what would have been so terrible it I had a small fortune? If I were a rich man..."

I really, really want to watch Fiddler on the Roof right now!!

You know, I am really fond of musicals, and I have many favorites, but this is probably my number one favorite forever.

And I don't own a copy! How did that even happen? I used to have the soundtrack, but...that damn fire. It has been over  twenty years, and still, every now and then I go looking for something I know I owned and am reminded all over again of something that was lost.

Phooey.

Guess I'll put that on my wish list...
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I've been noticing a lot of people debating the "Merry Christmas" vs "Happy Holidays" greetings AGAIN.

Can we just stop? Telling me it's not "Happy Holidays", it's "Merry Christmas" is, to me, just like saying it's not "Hi", it's "Hello".

This is just petty and stupid and makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. It's a greeting, people. It's a way of acknowledging the season, it's a way of making contact in a friendly way, and it is in no way offensive to choose one greeting or the other. If someone takes offense when I offer them a nice greeting, that's their own issue.

Look, if I know for an absolute fact that the friend I am greeting is Jewish, I will say "Happy Hanukkah". If I know for an absolute fact that they are Christians who celebrate Christmas, I will say "Merry Christmas". But if I don't know, I'm sticking with "Happy Holidays". It covers everything.

And if someone should happen to wish me a Blessed Kwanzaa or whatever, I'm going to wish them the same with a smile on my face and with no thoughts whatsoever of being offended. They have wished me well, for crying out loud. What's offensive about that?
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December 21, 2017
12:47 a.m.

Whoops! Really? Where did I go for the last hour?

Oh, yeah. Trying to get Christmas stuff done while there's no little girl in my lap. Ha ha! She's not interested in wrapping, she's ready to do some unwrapping. Waiting is so hard.

This house is full of boxes. Why can't I find the right size? Dang it.

I'm going to do some creative cardboard trimming. That'll work.

Or...I could sneak off right now and go to bed.

Yeah. Good idea.

Good night!