Stayed up until 3 in the morning last night talking politics with my father in law. I learned that I spend *way* too much time reinforcing my own opinions with people who agree with me, and far too little actually trying to understand the point of view of the folks who hold different opinions from mine. Around 3 in the morning, we came to an important agreement, that staying up any later would be foolish.
Today was wonderfully mellow. I took one and a half naps, read in my books for a while, played with the household budget and the retirement plans online … and then went to the candlelight church service. Overall it was a very nice ceremony. We sang *all* the songs, lit the candles, greeted each other, and generally performed the ritual. There was an odd moment when the preacher made reference to the Bill O’Reilly thing about “Happy Holidays” when I wanted to yell “STOP WHINING!” but I refrained … which is better all around. Blend in, don’t make waves, be positive. redmed introduced me to a guy from her high school class who is now a falconer for the department of parks and recreation, and was in charge of using falcons to clear out the pigeon problem at the airport. Yes it’s true, there is a job that rocks harder than mine.
Many thoughts bumping around in my head, but the rum-filled-nog that my father in law served us is driving them away. He must have put a half bottle of the stuff in our four glasses before anyone noticed and said “wow, that’s pretty heavy on the pour there.” By then, of course, it was too late. We had no choice.
Merry christmas to all, and to all a good night.
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