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See you on January 1st.

Interesting web site. And some good words of warning for people considering getting a tattoo (such as myself). Consider the case of Geena Davis...

Actress has Denny's logo on ankle (a cover-up of ex-husband Renny Harlin's name) with cherub just above

Apparently this little ploy is expanding...

If you haven’t bought your 2007 calendar yet, some charities have a revealing suggestion for you.

Groups including the American Humane Society are selling calendars that feature employees nude - well almost nude.

The idea of nude calendars was pioneered by a group of British women who posed nude for a calendar in 2000 to raise money for cancer research. Their story inspired the 2003 movie “Calendar Girls.”

Last year a group of librarians in Outagamie County raised about 15-thousand dollars by selling calendars with photos of themselves nude behind oversized books.

Have A Great Christmas.

His Grace Lord Wayne the Fortunate of Chalmondley St Peasoup thanks you for visiting, and suggests a visit to Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title

hat tip: Redd Turtles and Blue Ducks

When you say "And have a Merry Christmas" to friends and family at a time in which you know it will be the last time you see them before the holiday, does it seem more heartfelt to you? And does it become more heartfelt the closer we get to the holiday?

For me, at least, when I say "and have a Merry Christmas" or "happy holiday", what I'm saying is to have the best time possible with the people you choose to share the holiday with, however that works for you. I said it today at the coffee shop to many acquaintances who were there for the last time before Monday. And it surprised me how earnest and intended the comment was - and it made me wonder, why don't I think that way all the time? When I leave friends knowing I won't see them for a while, why don't I feel as heartfelt when I say "have a good time and we'll see you later"?

Maybe that heartfeltedness is some part of the Christmas spirit that I can carry with me over the year. One can hope.

I always wondered what this was about but never looked it up before.

I love this Christmas Carol, it's great to listen to and sing. Still... I heard a version last night on the radio that made my teeth grate. So here's a challenge for you - which sampled version of O Holy Night is least enjoyable for you?

O Holy Night (The Poll)
Which sampled version of O Holy Night is least enjoyable for you? (click on the letter to listen)	A B C D
	Current Results

Memorable Quote from Santa Claus Conquers the Martians...

Kimar: How are you feeling today? Tired?
Santa Claus: Oh, no, I'm not tired. But my finger is.

Have you run into a blog post about Christmas that just makes you scrape your teeth? Maybe even my post right here? If so, link it in comments, and we'll have a post Christmas celebration of the worst of Christmas blogging this year.

Here's my entry - from Australia. Go Buy a Plasma TV!

The art of designing Victorian Christmas cards led to development of artistic gift wraps. Victorian Christmas papers were intricately printed and ornamented with lace and ribbon. Decorated boxes, loose bags, and coronets bore cutout illustrations of Father Christmas, robins, angels, holly boughs and other seasonal decorations. Often, the gift-wrapping papers matched cards in design, and the association of the two has carried through to today. Developments in printing presses allowed endless sheets of wrapping paper to be printed with consistent quality. The flexography process patented in England in 1890 combined very fluid inks with rubber plates wrapped around the print cylinder to make a printing process ideally suited to coarse or stiff papers that were durable enough for wrapping. The rotary system prints exceptional lengths of printed paper that are rolled on cardboard rolls or cut into smaller sheets.

There's more here. Why not impress your inlaws during the holidays with a verbal history of wrapping paper?

If you're into sending goofy emails to your friends during Christmas...

This is a work of sublime irony, but I'm not sure it is intended to be such.

as a reminder of the holiday. Not mine, I just liked it.

A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.

- Garrison Keillor

Who in the world would wear this shirt?

There are some people who want to throw their arms round you simply because it is Christmas; there are other people who want to strangle you simply because it is Christmas.

- Robert Lynd

All these years, and I never caught this play on words until Wednesday.

Narrator: Sam the Snowman: Meanwhile, the elves are bustling with activity. Christmas is over, but they still keep busy with lessons in elf improvement.

Or this is a somewhat disturbing search...

"Close your eyes
Listen to the skies
All is calm, all is well
Soon you'll hear Kris Kringle and the jingle bells"

- Roger Miller

Who is responsible for keeping track of where time capsules are and when they should be opened?

I had a great picture of our daughter from Christmas Day a few years ago, so I decided to make it into postage for our Christmas cards with Zazzle. A bit pricey but should be fun for relatives to receive - we'll see if they notice.

I like the Christmas that fulfills my needs ... to be forgiven from greed and selfishness, to fill my empty soul with peace and compassion, for hope and faith and charity, for myself renewed and hope restored in an erring world.
— Robert D. Wigert ("I Like Christmas")

Technorati gives a great visual of just how long Thanksgiving stays on the radar of people...

Before November 5, maybe a few thousand blog mentions a day. For a few days near Thanksgiving Day, between 50,000 and 100,000 mentions per day. Now back to almost nothing.

that I don't suggest to our kids that there are SpongeBob bras out there.

Why don't more people name their kids something that starts with a Q? And why don't more people create new words that start with Q? And why doesn't some corporation take advantage of the vacuum of words that begin with Q and do not have the letter U following it to build some brand appreciation? Advertising makes up words all the time. So how about something like: