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Christmas Lockbox

If there is anything you need to get off your chest, to let go so that you can get on, you can safely do it here. This post will be open for anyone, all day--but then tomorrow, it goes away. No judgement, no recrimination. Just a free space for anyone who needs to vent. And if no one does, nothing is lost!

Basically, this is someone's "Hard Things" post for holiday stress. Brilliant.

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Bokeh is that creamy blur of color and light at the forefront and background of an image. It's that Out of Focus area, which draws your eye to the crisp subject... a car or face.

Now there's an obscure but super useful word for something we see quite often. :D

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"[Thanos in the movies] is a different character [from the comics] in some ways, but not that many. A lot of the gentler moments he had in the movies are right from the comics. He and Gamora have always had a very tight, unusual and complicated relationship." -- Jim Starlin

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ecosophia

For your holiday listening pleasure, here's a new podcast of mine. It's another appearance on Hermitix with the ever-interesting James Ellis as host. Our topic is the magical work and writings of W.B. Yeats. Give it a listen:

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/hermitix/episodes/The-Magical-Writings-of-W-B-Yeats-with-John-Michael-Greer-e3ceu5k

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Current Music: Philip Aaberg, "Aurora/Nevermore"

neonvincent

I decided to save this for next year instead of including it in Broken Peach sings 'Christmas Day'.

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Happy Holidays, Oncers!

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https://crazyeddiethemotie.blogspot.com/2025/12/broken-peach-sings-christmas-day.html

Merry Christmas! I promised this year's version of Broken Peach sings 'Winter Wonderland' for Christmas, so I kick off today's holiday entry with Broken Peach - Christmas Day (Christmas Special).

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"Christmas Day" is a song written, arranged, produced and mixed by Broken Peach.

Yes, an original song by Broken Peach instead of a cover!

I'm continuing the musical portion with Broken Peach - Winter Wonderland (Official Audio), another upload of last year's Christmas Special.

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"Winter Wonderland" is a song written in 1934 by Felix Bernard and lyricist Richard Bernhard Smith. Due to its seasonal theme, it is often regarded as a Christmas song in the Northern Hemisphere. Since its original recording by Richard Himber, it has been covered by over 200 different artists. Its lyrics are about a couple's romance during the winter season.

As a mashup, we have used a melody from the great Bruce Springsteen song: Dancing In the Dark.

"Dancing in the Dark" is a song written and performed by American rock singer Bruce Springsteen. It was the first single released ahead from his 1984 album, Born in the U.S.A., and became his biggest hit, helping the album become the best-selling album of his career.

I'm closing the musical portion with Broken Peach - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (2021 TV Peachformance).

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This post wouldn't be complete without one of my holiday traditions, a drink recipe video. For today's post, I'm sharing MISTLETOE COCKTAIL | CHRISTMAS COCKTAIL.

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CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY Cocktail
Ingredients
Rosemary
Cranberries
Lemon Juice
Honey
Cognac

Directions
Boil 3 Rosemary Sprigs in a pot of water. Strain and add to ice cube tray with Cranberries. Once frozen add into a glass Lemon, Honey and Congac. Stir ingredients together. Add 3 cubes of the Frozen Rosemary along with a Rosemary Sprig as a Garnish.

Drink responsibly!

Finally, as Broken Peach themselves wrote eleven years ago, "¡Feliz Navidad! - ¡Bo Nadal! - ¡Bon Nadal! - Eguberri! …. Merry Christmas!" Now stay tuned for an update on the Retail Apocalypse for Boxing Day, followed by year-end retrospectives through New Year's Eve.

https://crazyeddiethemotie.blogspot.com/2025/12/broken-peach-sings-christmas-day.html

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I forgot to post yesterday in all the hubbub of Christmas Eve, but I wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!! ♥

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These are the location notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement."

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In some years past I've commissioned a Christmas card image along suitable themes, but this year that didn't work out.

However, with the VERY kind permission of the original aritst, phierie on tumblr, whose love for the OG New Mutants and in partricular with a certain omniliguist close to my heart (when he's not being a genocidal repaint of Apocalypse filtered through both the 90's and WWE) I have been given permission to share this charming little scene

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Here are the character notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement" Part 4 Last 13.

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Here are the character notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement" Part 3 Group of 11

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Here are the character notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement" Part 2 Ecovillage Founders

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Here are the character notes for "A Human Scale, Full-Featured Settlement" Part 1 Soups.

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This poem came out of the May 7, 2025 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from

siliconshaman and

wyld_dandelyon. It also fills the "Crisis" square in my 5-1-24 card for the Superhero Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with

fuzzyred. It belongs to the Big One and Kraken threads of the Polychrome Heroics series.

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I think that I've said this elsewhere: whatever you're celebrating or otherwise observing at this time of year, I hope that the Occasion(s) will be kind to you and yours.

Leaving it at that for tonight.

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silver_chipmunk

Got up this morning at 9:30 and got a phone call from Middle Brother's group home to make sure of our plans. Got everything straight and then I had breakfast and coffee and cleaned the cat pan. Then I showered and dressed.

I took the dirty kitty litter out and proceeded to the bus stop, where I got the 20 and went to the Jamaica LIRR station. I just missed a train at 12:50 because of having to wait so long for the elevator to the platforms. But the next train to Hicksville was at 1:02 so I didn't have to wait too long.

I called the group home from the train, and when I got to Hicksville it was only a few minutes waiting til they got there.

The trip home was uneventful. We got here a little after 3:00 and I put Christmas music on Pandora until 5:00 when we Ubered to the Neptune Diner.

It was very epty, hardly anyone there which surprised me, and they weren't playing Christmas music. We had a good meal, Middle Brother got his usual cheeseburger and fries and I had apple cinnamon French toast. We both had the chocolate cake for dessert.

Then we took an Uber home, and I put Christmas music on for half an hour, and then put the Clancy Brother's cds on the cd player while I Teamed the FWiB.

mashfanficchick called while we were talking so that was nice.

Now Middle Brother is listening to the end of the Clancy Brothers cds, an after it's over I'll inflate the air mattress and either we'll listen to Christmas music or else he'll go to sleep and I'll go to my bedroom.

Happy Christmas Eve to all!

Oh, the Kid texted, they were on their way to the airport.

Gratitude List:

1. The FWiB.

2. Got another card today.

3. Middle Brother was successfully gotten and is happy.

4. Nice weather to do this in.

5. The Neptune Diner.

6. All my friends and friends of friends.

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fayanora

Anyone wanting to teach kids should be tested to make sure they have basic empathy for children & won't bully, belittle, or undermine kids. And test that they can & will do their job to the best of their ability. Too many teachers casually traumatize kids for no reason.

I personally don't recall any teachers doing that to me, but I keep reading about it happening to other people, and that infuriates me.