Gee, Mike, that's pretty all-inclusive of you (and interesting). Are you trying to replace our "only cross-cultural dude"?Beth Benoit Granite State College New Hampshire
On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 9:41 AM, Mike Palij <[email protected]> wrote: > For those of you who know, today is the Winter Solstice! A time > to celebrate the reversal of lengthening darkness, the increasing of > daylight, and, perhaps more importantly, the end of the semester > (except for those poor folks whose semester doesn't end until > December 23 or beyond). Let the celebrations begin (like you > really need me to tell you that)! > > For those of you who don't know, today is the Winter Solstice! > Some info about this ancient, international event is available on the > following websites: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7794421.stm > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice > http://www.religioustolerance.org/w_solsti.htm > Let the celebrations begin! > > And for those celebrating "Festivus" on December 23, only > two more days! I expect there will be a vigorous "Airing of > Grievances" and intellectual "Feats of Strength" on TiPS! > I hope that all Tipsters spend the appropriate time decorating > their Festivus Pole! I eagerly await Tipsters accounts of their > Festivus Miracles! > > For those unfamiliar with the "Festivus" holiday, see: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festivus > > And for those of you celebrating those "Johnny Come Lately > Holidays" (you know who you are): Happy Holidays! > > ;-) > -Mike Palij > New York University > [email protected] > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > -- "We will not learn how to live in peace by killing each other's children." - Jimmy Carter "Are our children more precious than theirs?" --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
