Tag: holidays
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Hillsboro’s War on Christmas
Two things burrow their way under my skin every year at Christmas, two sides of an ugly coin. The first and generally loudest are the inevitable cries about “a war on Christmas” that, at some point each year, generally when ratings are ebbing, are spewed by right wing trolls and other despicable human beings gleefully…
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Skiing Santa
Have you been to Driggs, Idaho? If you have, then you’ll know this is pretty much run of the mill stuff. I pinched these from my friend Teresa, who lives there. The name of guy on the skis is Jesse Cooke, and right now he’s my hero. These pics will go viral momentarily…
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Tunesday: White Christmas
The Grandaddy of old Christmas videos…and the best-selling single of all time. Bing Crosby & Danny Kaye, with a special vocal surprise if you listen through to almost the end (around the 2 minute mark).
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Nation’s Oppressed Christians Huddle Underground…
And in the latest news from the War On Christmas… Nation’s Oppressed Christians Huddle Underground To Light Single Shriveled Christmas Shrub UNDISCLOSED LOCATION—Persecuted and driven into hiding because of their beliefs, the nation’s oppressed Christians reportedly huddled in a secret underground bunker late Wednesday night to decorate and light a single withered Christmas shrub. At…
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Beautiful Christmas
I occasionally indulge myself in “willful preoccupation” by scouring the internet for holiday spirit, particularly in holiday form. One of my favorite Christmas photo themes is “other peoples’ holidays”. Photo from Micheline on Flickr
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Christmas in Syracuse
This image is going viral on Facebook. The tag says it is Syracuse–but it reminds me of Europe–looks really nice, so way to go Syracuse….photo credited to Jody Grenier,
Old Road Apples 