Day 336 - the first Caturday of December
Today is the 7th day of the 48th week, the 2nd day of the 12th month, the 336th day of 2023, and:
- Bike Shop Day
- Business of Popping Corn Day
- Chester Greenwood Day
- Coats & Toys for Kids Day
- Earmuff Day
- Global Fat Bike Day
- International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
- International Spirit of the Game Day
- National Fritters Day
- National Mutt Day
- National Play Outside Day
- National Rhubarb Vodka Day
- Play Basketball Day
- Safety Razor Day
- SKYWARN Recognition Day
- Special Education Day
- World Pear Day
- and Voyager 1 is 22h 32m 35s of light travel time from Earth
Quote of the day:
"Why is there an end of the year? Because the calendar imposes numerical order on time. There is a natural fitness in the celebration of the New Year, a holiday of numbers imposed on things, with lists, as well as with Advent calendars and songs like 'The Twelve Days of Christmas.' "
"Why is there an end of the year? Because the calendar imposes numerical order on time. There is a natural fitness in the celebration of the New Year, a holiday of numbers imposed on things, with lists, as well as with Advent calendars and songs like 'The Twelve Days of Christmas.' "
~ Elif Batuman, American author, academic, and journalist
Of course I was also in world this morning, working on bringing meteorological winter to Nowhereville, so you could argue that I was in the cloud both literally and figuratively [as in online]
It was a busy day of chores: laundry [folding put off until tomorrow], picking up packages at the management office, getting the boxes out of the Disaster area [broken down and taken out to the recycling dumpster], and just generally piddling about the place.
My daughter asked me if I wanted to join them to decorate their tree tomorrow, but I have a food delivery already scheduled that cannot be changed. If they come early enough, I might make it over, but the possibility is slim.
I'll probably put up some decorations in the apartment next week after my vacation starts on Thursday. Maybe... altho I have been pretty good about doing it since Gem bought that little craft show Christmas tree for me in 2012, extracting the promise that I would start decorating for Christmas again. I hadn't since 2004; just didn't have the heart after Frank died [besides, no one but me sees it - except for the wreath on the door].
This year I'm really not much in the spirt, despite trying to play Christmas carols, decorate my home in world, do the daily Advent calendar, and get the Christmas shopping done [wrapping will also be over the vacation period].
I take vacation around now, and always try to do something around mid-December to distract myself from the 16th, altho the timing is awkward this year. Before COVID, I alternated between going to WDW and visiting my friends in Las Cruses. Last year, my son could come home. This year will be the first time on a plane since 2019 and will be a trip to Nashville with my daughter to spend a couple of days visiting my son, who cannot travel due to the chemo treatments.
Perhaps I need more pine scented potpourri about the place?
Oh, and the fog came back after the sun went down....
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