How I Spent My Dark Christmas
I was planning a nice, quiet, basketball-filled Christmas. My family was gathered 2000 miles away, and I didn’t have any local invitations, so I was going to spend the day lying around, celebrating the return of my favorite sport. Maybe Jesus was upset about the NBA lockout, because that didn’t happen. Nature, the wind and a lightly-staffed holiday electric company combined to thwart my plans…
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So I turned my back on basketball and Jesus Christ and decided to have a nice Jewish Christmas. Excellent Chinese food and a movie. The movie sucked.
When the power came back on again 30 minutes or so ago, I’m not sure how I felt… Mixed feelings. There was something very peaceful about reading a book by candlelight, covered in blankets and a cat to keep warm on a very dark and quiet Christmas Night…
Don’t worry. Maybe someday soon, we’ll be lucky and the power will go out forever.
Ya know you can put all your TVs and cable boxes on UPS units.
Watched & enjoyed the top vid. A hybrid of: Don Ho / Elvis / Bob Dylan, & a dash of Joko thrown in comes to mind.
Chinese food and a movie and some ukelele music..my favoritesssssss! I often do what you described in your last paragraph. It is very peaceful! I am saving up for a fireplace for my bedroom next year…ahhhh good life.
Later…have a fun week! :love:
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Cat, book and candle. Wasn’t that a movie? Throw in some Chinese food and it sounds like a very nice way to spend a day… 😉
We’ve gotten so used to modern conveniences- they are fun and convenient 🙂 I enjoy a good power outage from time to time- lighting candles and meditating or reading. I don’t care for summer outages thought- it’s to hot and candles make it hotter.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned- it’s that’s sometimes an inconvenience can be blessing in disguise. Reconnecting with your spiritual self and quiet contemplation are truly a blessing, and a warm pet friend is always a blessing 🙂
Say it ain’t so, Joko. ❗
Sherlock Holmes was cool. I’m looking forward to the second one. 🙂
Joe.
You are so cute 😉 ..Sorry you had a dark Christmas
What did we do before all the modern devices .I was with out power for 3 days in the middle of winter
I just about went bonkers ~ 😯 But discovered some books I intended to read Thank God I had a lantern
Hope the resat of your Christmas was OK
Happy New Year
Mary 😀
I have decided to show Pro basketball players the exact amount of respect they show the fans,this year.
None.
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