This morning at 6:30 the winter solstice, the original reason of the season, occurred. Which makes today a pretty fine day to share my annual end of year cheer. Since I once again can’t be arsed to brew up a nifty card, so, uhm, well: Photo credit: Hey you get out of my !!!!! by… Read more »
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It’s the Season to be Jolly
Tonight, at a eleven-thirty-eight GMT it’s the winter solstice. And while we all know in our hearts that this turning of the sun is the true reason of the season … oh, well, you know what I mean. [1] Instead let me treat you to a song taken from an LP I digitized last year…. Read more »
The reason for the season
Today at 12:04 GMT, the sun was at its greatest distance from the equator. In other words, today is the shortest day of the year. Which is probably the reason why it’s the season to be jolly. Christmas, as we know it, is a fine selection of pre-Christian, pagan rites and celebrations usurped by the… Read more »