It's never too late....

Just got in from seeing "Atonement" and dinner with friends.
We discussed Charlotte Whitten being called "ugly as a stump" and your and Rafe's defense of this statement. They were appalled.
Perhaps a little atonement is in order.

All I can say is when choosing the new intern-equity be a requirement.

Bye for now.

so for us losers

with no family and friends another link to humans is cut-off.

ah well - someone might "say" something that would be offensive to someone else.

drag.

and again I say I wish I was in America where I grew up just shy of 7 (born in Canada though) where their values I guess formed the young boy that is me. Though I couldn't play poker online...hmmm.

I fear not insult and offense and find it difficult that so many Canadians are so, I'm sorry to say, cowardly.

Just because I am miserable is no reason why everyone else has to be.

All the best for the season for those enjoying the company of friends and family!

Have a good holiday T4

Cheers

Lame

Nothing like cutting off discussion during a funds drive..?

Lame!

doubtful g west

doubtful

but I'll give it a shot

Peace

Peace and good cheer everyone!

... and a double toast to you TTTT

Have a good break everyone....

...one question: will threads open on Jan. 3rd for articles posted before that?

There's bound to be something in the interim that posters can't resist ;-)

Ah, gee whiz

I'd grown accustomed to your face!

However, I do understand time off for good behaviour ( just like the criminals).

Do have a Merry Christmas. (We're not doing political correctness out here).

No coals in your stockings. Just watch that yuppie tendency to spend too much.

Make your own gifts. Cheers.

Ah, gee whiz

I'd grown accustomed to your face!

However, I do understand time off for good behaviour ( just like the criminals).

Do have a Merry Christmas. (We're not doing political correctness out here).

No coals in your stockings. Just watch that yuppie tendency to spend too much.

Make your own gifts. Cheers.

A Merry Winter Solstice To All..

T'is an ancient occasion that predates even Christendom, indeed usurped by them in the Middle Ages; the festival of the winter solstice, celebrating the return of the sun. But whatever stream you subscribe to, it is an occasion, in the least, for feasting, gift giving a time with family. Of all the "holiday" times though, this one is my favourite.

A Merry Winter Solstice to you all, with but very few exceptions!!! :-) (No point to hypocrisy however.)

I've got a stash of good liquor and food lain in, family coming in, and the old lady and I have the turn to cook the Solstice dinner. I can scarcely wait to get at it all.

Good feasting all, as well. :-) In the finest pagan tradtion. :-)

Happy holidays.

You guys work hard. Intense moderation at the Tyee is, well, hard and unfortunately necessary.

There are lots of ways to lighten the load without dampening discussion. Many examples exist out there.

Perhaps you should ask this question to the readers. I'm sure lots of us have ideas on how to make commenting more valuable, and easier to moderate.

Just got hired!

start first week of January - great news, an excellent company with dedicated people.

So I guess the holidays will be considerably better for me this year!

All the best to everyone and happy holidays and merry christmas to all!

May snowflakes dance....

To all of you....

"May snowflakes dance on your nose and eyelashes".

L.

"Till ringing, singing on its way
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime, a chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good will to men."

Nobody parties like a Pagan

I love this holiday. This is the biggie, and it has been for bloody ever.

Before the baby Jesus poked his cute little nose in, it was all dancing round the sacred fire, bragging into the rising smoke of the sacrificial tree, and drinking and feasting and feeding up the neighbours till they started bragging too.

Even now, when it's come to knitted scarves and mittens, oriental knicknacks for the kiddies, and seventeen million turkeys, it still bends us into amazing shapes, and wrings goodwill out of us regardless.

As far as I'm concerned, any holiday that can turn the sultans of stuff we've become for one week away from rearranging our own stuff and set us to finding stuff for others is OK with me.

And the sweet aroma of those basted birds can take our best wishes up to the ear of the creator just as good as a spruceheart smokestream any day.

Merry Christmas to all. Welcome back the sun. Happy Chanukah, Have a sweet Saturnalia.

God bless us, every one.

Time Off??

Geoff, I hope you get a good break, the new year should be full of all kinds of good stuff since it seems that those with any sort of power in public office have the knack of doing stupid things frequently.

Christmas?

I hope everybody has a good holiday being as drunk and ignorant as a right-w... aw shucks, happy holidays to all.

A clarification...

Deeby asked:

No, when we start again on Jan. 3, we won't be opening the threads on previously published stories (technical reasons). Sorry about that.

Happy Holidays, everyone!