Bumbles bounce

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate the birth of Jesus (although we celebrate it about 9 months off from the actual date -- astronomers have confirmed that the "star of bethelehem" was actually Saturn reflecting through an astroid belt with a lot of dust in it. Which occurs regularly, and actually occurred on April 9th of 4 b.c. if we want to get technical -- but who really cares. Happy holidays to those of you who celebrate a different holiday, except those of you who only bask in the commercialism of the season and are just in it for the loot. If you fall into this group, then I have a different greeting for you. . . . . Bah! Humbug!

I am still busy at work, hence the lack of posts. I should be back to a reasonable amount of work after the 1st, so I will have some time to goof off and waste company time with posts again. Not that I would ever actually do that. . . . ok, Santa is watching so yes, I occasionally do goof off if I have nothing pressing on the agenda for the day. I just need to be independantly wealthy.

I will have a very eloquent (considering the source of the eloquence) post about a blogger friend who did me a wonderful service and made this Christmas for me up very soon. I have to get pictures of the items she provided so I can adequately convey the wonderfulness of the gift. I am a big fan. It was through her generosity and help that I was able to circumvent the budget for my wifes birthday gift, since I was able to save so much on the Christmas presents. . . . yes, I cheated the rules, but I followed the spirit of the budget. It is just a maximum allowable expenditure, not a suggested. I just rolled the extra Christmas money over to the birthday. It's all very legit.

I got this for my wife for her birthday (immediately after Christmas). I think she'll like it.


It's an ipod nano, 4 gig. I even loaded up a few pictures and songs to get her started. I will be in charge of keeping the songs that she wants on it loaded up. That is just one of my jobs. I get her a present and it creates more work for me. Oh well, I love her, so what else am I gonna do.

Anyway, have a wonderful holiday, and I hope you all get what you deserve. . . . no, scratch that. If you (myself included) got what you deserved then most of us would get coal. . . . or a spanking. That last has some possibilities ;)

Much love to all, and to all a good night.

I have returned from the Land of Deadlines and can resume loafing

Hello all, I have returned from the land of immediate deadlines and now have a little spare time on my hands. I will have a post ready for your reading pleasure (depending on your preferences) soon. I just wanted to take a moment to say I am back, and I will be back in the groove for the near future at least.

So, what did I miss? I know you all have posted some interesting topics and I am still catching up. I may even build a post or two off of ideas sparked by your very own pages. I will be sure to give credit where credit is due. . . . unless I forget.

Christmas is soon upon us. I was thinking of celebrating Christmanakwanzivus this year instead of the traditional holiday spread. That way I can pick and choose the best of each holiday celebration and make my own. Maybe the multiple days of presents that Chanakuh has combined with the commercialistic version of Christmas that most people who celebrate the birth of Christ participate in. That way, I can have seversl days of overly extravagant gifts instead of just one day or several days of less fantastic gifts. Maybe the airing of grievances and the traditional family and heritage celebration can be combined too. That way, you can chew out your family and then give them a good gift to smooth things over. It'll give you several days to really dig deep into the things that bug you about your friends and family, and not feel bad about it.

What do you think? What parts of the holiday celebrations would you steal for your own, and what would you kick out of your usual celebration? Christmas tree or Menorah? Turkey or Ham? Stockings or . . . . what do the other celebrations do for stockings? Santa? Christmas eve or Day? Your thoughts please. . . . .