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Christmas thus far

Edgy DC Dec 24 2005 01:00 PM

Battling relations, dog puke, and the gift of Alzheimer's. How 'bout you?

ScarletKnight41 Dec 24 2005 01:08 PM

We're going to a Christmas/Chanukah gathering with friends tomorrow afternoon. Then we're planning on the Jewish Christmas celebration (a movie and Chinese food - Fa Ra Ra Ra Ra) before we switch gears and start celebrating Chanukah.

MFS62 Dec 24 2005 02:13 PM

Went to a party at a longtime friend's house last night. We even had an airing of grievances. Lots of fun. Later

TheOldMole Dec 24 2005 02:13 PM

Tree fell over, and since our tree is a 15-footer, that's no small deal. But all is righted now.

KC Dec 24 2005 02:29 PM

I'm watching football. Hung out with a few families last night at someone's house upstate - well, north of Poughkeepsie. Got little sleep and hit the mall by 9:00 and out by 10:30. Luckily, the families' families was the topic of family battle last night - xmas so far battle free for me. Hitting a hole in the wall Italian place tonight for zuppa di pesce with a lot of the same people tonight, prolly play some cards and drink beer. We open stocking tonight too before we go to sleep - our one little tradition. No dog puke, if our fish throw up it just falls to the bottom not noticed.

OlerudOwned Dec 25 2005 10:45 AM

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it, Happy Whatever else to those who dont. My mother bought me a pinstriped home Glavine jersey. Why Glavine? Dunno. But it's nice.

SwitchHitter Dec 25 2005 11:42 AM

We've opened presents and I have enough baseball books, fiction and non-, to last me for a few months. Later we'll grill steaks.

Edgy DC Dec 25 2005 11:52 AM

Pouring rain. Pukedog even smellier.

KC Dec 25 2005 12:20 PM

Got one of those orange jerseys that everyone hated ... I love it.

ScarletKnight41 Dec 25 2005 01:34 PM

Took the kids to an early show of The Producers. Having drinks at our friends' house in a little while - Chinese food followed by Chanukah candles later in the day. Happy multiple celebrations everyone!

Rockin' Doc Dec 25 2005 02:00 PM

Attended a candlelight service at our church at 11:00 PM last night. The service ended shortly after midnight. Awoke this morning and had Christmas with the family before heading to church for a reenactment of the Christmas story by the children of the church. I got some nice Mets related items this year. My sister gave me a Mets christmas ornament. I received this book from my daughter. My wife gave me a pair of photos from the Cooperstown collection of MLB. The first is a black and white, closeup photo of Tom Seaver delivering a pitch at Wrigley. The second is a color photo of the on field celebration following the Mets clinching the 1969 World Series.

Rockin' Doc Dec 25 2005 02:01 PM

Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah to all my fellower Cranepoolers.

Edgy DC Dec 25 2005 05:53 PM

Just don't wear that jersey to a regular season game. I'm serious. If I can't wear my fantastic pants, then... My booty:

ScarletKnight41 Dec 25 2005 06:42 PM

We have switched gears to Chanukah. D-Dad gave me a nice garnet and silver earring and necklace set :)

KC Dec 25 2005 09:45 PM

Curtis Catfish was murdered today. In one of our tanks we have these angel fish that have doubled in size and have become very agressive to- ward each other and the other fish they killed off this week. Curtis didn't look good when we went out and when we came back he was half dead on the bottom. I scooped him out and brought him to the toilet burial ground and he kinda fell in and swam down the hole on his own before I could hit the flusher. He went out with dignity. I promise to never wear the orange jersey to Shea with red pants on.

SwitchHitter Dec 25 2005 09:58 PM

="KC"]Got one of those orange jerseys that everyone hated ... I love it. I'm wearing mine today, as it happens. I always liked them.

apmorris Dec 25 2005 10:06 PM

merry happy

seawolf17 Dec 26 2005 08:06 AM

Edgy DC wrote: My booty: Someone bought you Shea Stadium!?!? Kick ASS. Can I have the home run apple for my backyard?

Edgy DC Dec 26 2005 08:34 AM

I totally wish. No, what you see there is a blanket with an image from a recent opening day woven into it. Sorry about the catfish.

MFS62 Dec 26 2005 01:53 PM

Got two baseball related things: a 4 CD box set called "Baseball" It has interviews with ballplayers talking about the game, tv and radio clips of great/ famous games, baseball songs etc. The second was a gift card for Borders book store. Usually it burns a hole in my pocket until February, but I visited the store and saw that tha BaseballAmerica Almanac for 2006 was in stock. I got the last one. Happy day! Later

KC Dec 26 2005 03:39 PM

I got my BA Almanac in the mail on Fri or Sat. My subscription to BA has been one of my xmas presents for the last couple of years. We got to chose a free book for renewing and that's the one I took.

MFS62 Dec 26 2005 04:14 PM

If I were going to get one, and only one, baseball books per year, that's the one I'd pick. Later

ScarletKnight41 Dec 26 2005 07:51 PM

Santa's going to bring me a new dishwasher for Chanukah :)

A Boy Named Seo Dec 27 2005 06:16 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 27 2005 06:23 AM

My family's all far away, so I got outta Dodge the week before Christmas and spent two days in my favorite spot on earth, Big Sur, and then up to San Francisco where I visited my big bro's in-laws, spent too much at Amoeba music, and ate great sourdough, and froze my ass in the driving wind, thick, salty fog, and piercing rain. I've spent time in SF once before, and love the town as there's no place I can think of like it, but still get intimidated to drive there. The hills make it hard enough and my VW's got a manual tranny, but the trains occupy the same lanes as cars and that's just some kinda scary for me, and I drive to and fro in this LA soup everyday. Anyway, got back to the LBC just in time to work 12-hour shifts on XMas eve and day both and milk the company for some sweet double-time. My Godson's parents invited little orphan me over for XMas dinner and I gave their kids some books and toys including Todd McFarlane action figure renditions of Carlos Beltran and Tom Glavine. Reprogramming, I call it, as dad's raising them as Angels fans. The little one dug Glavine and took him to bed with him. That made me feel warmer than the spiked egg nog. We BBQ'd tri-tip out by the pool, drank some good Italian wine with a name I never caught, and smoked some delightful, spicy maduro cigars my friend's missus got for him for XMas. Not at all a bad celebration. Here's the view from my room at Big Sur (no tv's, no phones, very, very relaxing:) The view when you step outside: I took a nap in the grass below listening to the waves crash against the rocks, and was awakened by this airplane overhead: Just another shot of the coast. The bridge ahead was built in '32. Jimmy Foxx had 58 homers and 169 RBI that year. If I feel like I don't believe in God, or I don't know what the hell I believe in, I like to go to Big Sur and it makes me believe in something. I sat and watched for whales for a long time, but didn't see a one. so I just sat and continuted to sit. Go there if you've never been. PS- My bro gave me the new Beatles biography. It checks in at just under 1000 pages and I've read there are some factual errors, but still can't wait to dig in.

A Boy Named Seo Dec 27 2005 06:22 AM

Oops, screwed up. Sorry.

Edgy DC Dec 27 2005 08:02 AM

JG swings and lights the magic apple.

ScarletKnight41 Dec 27 2005 08:32 AM

Georgeous pix Seo - I'm glad you had such a great time :)

KC Dec 27 2005 09:37 AM

Nice pictures, that really is a lovely area of the country. I don't know anything about the Pacific whales, but the whales in the Atlantic off of Cape Cod, etc. leave and go south for the winter where there is more food. Whales eat almost constantly and they go where the food action is.

Rockin' Doc Dec 27 2005 09:42 AM

Beautiful pictures Seo. Sounds like a great Christmas weekend that should provide many wonderful memories in future years.holiday celebration. Thanks for sharing.

Rockin' Doc Dec 27 2005 09:45 AM

Scarlett - "Santa's going to bring me a new dishwasher for Chanukah." I'd check to see if they do windows too.

ScarletKnight41 Dec 27 2005 09:45 AM

LOL ;)

Centerfield Dec 27 2005 04:53 PM

FOR SALE One Christmas Tree. Pine green with brown wooden center. Hardly used. $250 or best offer.

Rockin' Doc Dec 27 2005 05:57 PM

$250? How big is the tree? A "new", 9-10 foot Christmas tree (pine green with brown wooden center) doesn't go for more than $75-$85 tops. I believe CF has stolen the White House tree.

Centerfield Dec 27 2005 06:07 PM

Hey, I said "or best offer". Fine. $150 but that's as low as I'm willing to go.

seawolf17 Dec 30 2005 09:31 AM

Excellent. Neat versions (although a bit sloppy at times) of some great songs; they even arranged some album cuts, not just the hits. Didn't get this one, however, so I ordered this a few minutes ago:

ScarletKnight41 Dec 30 2005 09:54 AM

seawolf - I was thinking of getting the Ben Folds DVD, but so far I passed because I don't usually sit down and watch music. Why should I buy this one (aside from just being a completionist)? Thanks.