On Tue, 25 Dec 2007 01:19:40 -0800, Allen Esterson wrote: >On 24 December 2007 Mike Palij wrote: >>Although I recognize Allen's intention to spread the Spirit of >>Chirstmas, that of Peace on Earth and Goodwill to All, I must >>point out that all right-thinking Christians recognize that January 6 >>is Christmas Eve and January 7 is Christmas (if one is following >>the Julian Calendar and not the johnny-come-lately new fangled >>Gregorian calendar; of course, Armenians and some other >>groups actually celebrate January 6 as Christmas). [...] > >I appreciate the erudite (and no doubt tongue in cheek) response >of Mike to my "merry Christmas" message, but that greeting was >not intended to carry any of the above implications beyond the >hope that TIPSters have a thoroughly enjoyable Christmas day, >December 25th! This is a day that has been celebrated by all >and sundry (in the UK anyway, maybe a few exceptions, but >none of my acquaintance) in traditional fashion (eat, drink and be >merry, with a small minority attending a church service) for all my >seven decades of existence on this vale of tears, this scepter'd isle, >this seat of Mars, this other Eden, demi-paradise, this fortress built >by Nature for herself against infection and the hand of war, this >happy breed of men, this little world, this precious stone set in the >silver sea, which serves it in the office of a wall, or as a moat >defensive to a house, against the envy of less happier lands, this >blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this New York City.
I corrected your error at the end of the passage. ;-) >Oops, sorry, got a bit carried away there. Furgetaboutit! You wuz tawkin' about Neu Yawk! Happy Holidays and Best Wishes to all from Sodom on the Hudson! -Mike Palij New York University [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.S. It's good to see that the Indian subcontinent knows the true Spirit of Christmas. It should have a wonderful effect on the Matthews India Fund (MINDX <- I'm not kidding, that's its symbol) and other India-based mutual funds (see the following for a slightly out-of-date article on them: http://biz.yahoo.com/ts/070510/10355837.html?.v=2 ) Perhaps they too will enjoy a "Santa Rally". ---
