Monday 25th December 2006
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Merry Christmas - and essential reading for Lib Dems who wan to win
After a near disaster when checking the tyres on the Laguna before setting off for Norfolk yesterday evening the valve broke in half and all the air came out. Wheel nuts overtightened - so we had to call the ETA and get the breakdown van to come and get the wheel off - so drove to Norfolk on the low speed spare... Settled down reading one of my Christmas books - Take It Back: Our Party, Our
9:45 pm
Wii out of box, two more kittens
It is quite impressive that the Wii (which was bought about 2 weeks ago) remained under the Christmas Tree until today. I operate a system with my children whereby as soon as they can count sufficiently they get a present budget. My 6 year old decided as part of her budget to buy an electronic kitten that purs and moves its head. I must admit that I much prefer the real kitten that we got via
6:15 pm
Day 2185: We Wish You a Millennium Christmas
Christmas Day: 1 a.m.I jump on Daddy Richard’s head and shout: “IT’S CHRISTMAS!” Santa has BEEN! Evidence #1: sticky bun is GONE! Father Christmas? Evidence #2: knock out drops in sherry mean Daddy Richard is slumped beside large pile of presents. I KNEW Father Christmas would not drink and drive! Daddy Christmas! “Wurgle!” says daddy. “Go back to bed, Millennium! It’s too early to be Christmas!” Bother! Forgot to consider side effects of knock out drops. 2 a.m.I jump on Daddy Richard’s head ...
1:10 pm
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Read this in Saturday's Independent and thought today was a good time to find it online and link to it here: http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article2097768.ece So do reuse or recycle this year's wrapping paper and try to reduce the amount you use next year - or those poor folk in Jersey are going to be covered in gold foil and santa wrap. I guess they'd need a little extra to actually wrap all the way around the island (as opposed to just covering the surface), if someone actually was planning on giving Jersey as a present.
12:12 pm
It's Christmas!
Merry Christmas everyone. Here is a list of my presents (to be sung to the '12 days of Christmas') 12 x 2 rolls of toilet papers 11 weeks of shaving foam 10 lots of toiletries 9 x 3 sets of dollars 8 people to dinner 7 days in new york 6 bottles of wine 5 Bars of chocolate 4 presents from school 3 bottles of bleach 2 written cheques And 1 very Merry Christmas to all! PS none of my presents
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Happy Christmas: English Winter Festival
Whether you've just celebrated Hanukkah, or working out how to defrost turkey ready for Mum Co at 6, Eid Mubarak next week, humbug the season or just look forward to a few days rest.... Looking forward to those with influence to have the energy to work towards peace and happiness for 2007 - for EVERYBODY. Okay - optimist .... Somebody has to be ....
8:31 am
Happy Christmas
As we celebrate Christmas, we pray for the hungry, the sick, the lonely, the homeless, the refugee, the unsettled and the captive. We pray too for peace in the world, especially in Israel and Palastine, Iraq, Somalia, Ethiopia, Afhanistan, Iran and Sudan and all those working for the common good. Also, community, world and faith and church leaders, politicians and people of influence and all those who proclaim the message of God's kingdom.
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Haven't you got something better to do ?
I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, and of course there are plenty of non-Christians who could be surfing the internet today, but I have to ask, "what on earth are you doing looking at blogs for today ?" Seriously, put your feet up, watch some telly, play some computer games, but don't look at people's blogs today. Have a great day.
6:28 am
Some Christmas treats...
... All the fuuunnn (well, maybe), games and baubles of the festive season from F&M... ... And if you really want some entertainment then you can enjoy this wonderful letter written in response to an article by Richard Littlejohn about the Ipswich murders or can choose to savour this somewhat more hearty response to the same article. I can only close with what has to be quote of the week: "
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The Day
LINKSMŲ ŠVENTŲ KALĖDŲ As we say in Lithuanian. Which means Nadolig LLawen in Welsh. This being 25th Day of 12th Month no translations should be needed And just for a political sidebar, this by Thomas Jefferson The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg. Have a great day, however your beliefs light up the world.