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Title: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: pwhodges on 24 Dec 2015, 14:44

...or as it should more properly be said: Merry Christmas, everybody!

Enjoy your festive holiday season, whether religious or secular, and return refreshed in the New Year!

Title: Re: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: Tova on 24 Dec 2015, 15:09

Merry Christmas, PW, and to the rest of you and your friends and families.

Title: Re: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: jwhouk on 24 Dec 2015, 15:21

Happy Christmas to you and yours, Paul!

And Merry Christmas to everyone else!

Title: Re: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: explicit on 24 Dec 2015, 15:26

Merry Christmas!

On a related note, I suck at wrapping gifts!

Title: Re: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: celticgeek on 24 Dec 2015, 16:16

The Christmas tree is up and decorated, there are presents under it, my daughter and son-in-law are here.  Life is good right now.

The cats are perched on nearby sofas, planning which ornaments they will knock down during the night.

The solstice scrolls have been burned. 

Peace on Earth, good will towards everyone.

Title: Re: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: Welu on 24 Dec 2015, 16:27

I hope every one is doing well right now and wish you all a fantastic 2016.

Title: Re: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: Kugai on 24 Dec 2015, 17:25

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4BTYiy0Qi4

Title: Re: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: Akima on 24 Dec 2015, 18:04

圣诞快乐! Best wishes to everyone!

Title: Re: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: Blue Kitty on 24 Dec 2015, 19:29

Still my favorite Christmas song

But man it does not feel like Christmas, yesterday it was in the 60s

Title: Re: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: Tova on 25 Dec 2015, 00:48

Family Christmas lunch #1 down, #2 still to come tomorrow.

We are actually hosting tomorrow's lunch - this is the first time we are doing so instead of Mum. I'm kind of embarrased that it's taken that long for me to suggest it.

Title: Re: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: sitnspin on 25 Dec 2015, 05:40

My favorite Xmas story.

http://www.neilgaiman.net/sound/02-nicholas-was.mp3

Title: Re: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: Blue Kitty on 26 Dec 2015, 13:39

(http://41.media.tumblr.com/fb6cc8978f0033e657b9358225d6f1bb/tumblr_nzvd6bZKQD1qewacoo3_540.jpg)
(http://40.media.tumblr.com/9bbbf8146b2c0f1a015d351d1f8e1c01/tumblr_nzvd6bZKQD1qewacoo1_540.jpg)
(http://41.media.tumblr.com/18322b2d06604b61b57394fd70941cac/tumblr_nzvd6bZKQD1qewacoo2_540.jpg)

Title: Re: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: Method of Madness on 26 Dec 2015, 17:27

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay holidays

Title: Re: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: mustang6172 on 26 Dec 2015, 20:08

Ever notice that when Ebenezer Scrooge travels with the Ghost of Christmas Past, he never sees a young Jacob Marley?  Seems odd to me.

Title: Re: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: Is it cold in here? on 26 Dec 2015, 21:55

Happy Boxing Day!

Special good wishes to everyone who lost a family member during the year and is going through their first Christmas without them.

I asked my wife if she wanted to change into trunks and go a few rounds with me since it was Boxing Day. Fortunately she said no.

Title: Re: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: celticgeek on 31 Dec 2015, 08:53

Among other gifts that I received was a Raspberry Pi Kit, and a T-shirt reading "I'm gonna have to science the shit out of this", which I figure is an appropriate T-shirt to wear while working with the Raspberry Pi kit. 

Also received a set of Glencairn tasting glasses, with my initial on them. 

Title: Re: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: Skewbrow on 24 Dec 2016, 12:21

Necroing the year old thread to wish you all a very, merry Christmas!

This year's highlights for me (so far) include:

• Brought in the Christmas tree a week early. The local free brigadiers sell some on the weekend before Xmas, so this time it was a bit earlier than usual.
• On the 22nd, riding my bike home from work I was treated to a light show of an array of these (http://www.jatkankynttila.com/) in place of the usual street lights. Courtesy of the local chapter of farmer's union. Jätkänkynttilä would literally translate to "a lumberjack's candle" - a slowly burning fire on a dried up log (see the link for pics).
• Today I did my godfatherly duty as a Santa to two brothers aged 4 and 2 respectively. Not all of you get a chance, because in some parts the Xmas gifts magically appear overnight. Here they are customarily delivered by an actual Santa on Christmas Eve (we live closer to Santa's starting point) :-)

Title: Re: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: Akima on 24 Dec 2016, 13:42

圣诞节快乐! Merry Christmas!

Title: Re: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: Method of Madness on 24 Dec 2016, 14:39

Happy Hanukkah!

Title: Re: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: pwhodges on 24 Dec 2016, 16:31

I might have used this before; but have some kittens and music (https://cassland.org/Xmas.html).

Happy Xmas, and a Merry New Year to you all!

Title: Re: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: jwhouk on 24 Dec 2016, 19:09

Oh great, as if we don't need more of this.

Shots fired, fire alarm raging at Nakatomi Plaza in LA. (http://www.wsmh19.com/fire-alarm-shots-fired-at-nakatomi-plaza/)

Title: Re: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: Method of Madness on 24 Dec 2016, 21:31

(https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p480x480/15697903_631112090427924_5436693608052240595_n.jpg?oh=7adf9f2bc8d0ebec64561c21e70d5857&oe=58E00146)

Title: Re: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: Blue Kitty on 25 Dec 2016, 07:58

(http://68.media.tumblr.com/bc2a751eb268f00a3cd2cbd12a7176b9/tumblr_oiodvbdXHv1rxcaibo1_1280.jpg)

Title: Re: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: Metope on 25 Dec 2016, 11:36

(http://i.imgur.com/sIyH8.jpg)

Title: Re: Seasonal Greetings
Post by: Kugai on 25 Dec 2016, 14:04