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...and over the top we go, ho, ho.

I plan to stop before everybody else goes sideways ... not my idea of a good time.

Oh Keith - you've set yourself up for some witty replies to that statement! Judy, where are you?

You're right, Kathy. I'm probably safe unless she's around.

Watch out, Keith, Judy could sidle up to you without warning!

Kathy - check your e-mail. I sent the poem a couple of minutes ago.

Actually, Kathy, I sent a reply to your e-mail regarding your receipt of the poem. Yikes. I think I need to pour myself a glass of wine.

2.18 a creator at work
wow some of the heaviest rains have ever had here over the last 24 hours.
so far we have had 5 major lots of rain in the last day with flooding gutters but no problems like you had Amelia. It is really widespread and many parched areas of the state are receiving this rainband. lets hope the dartmouth, eildon and thompson dams are all getting a drenching.

maeN all!i'm leaving early tomorrow for 2 weeks with husband, children and grand-children. We've rent a house in the Pyrénées and there's plenty of snow. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to sodokuland, I won't see a PC for 2 weeks!

Claude and to all those in the sudoku family that are travelling to destinations for the holiday period. enjoy your time away but travel safely and return to join us all in doing this again in a fun 2008.

Dino - As the story goes: When Moses was bringing the children of Israel out of Egypt, they complained about being hungary, so the Lord gave them mana every day - it would not keep till the next day. Soon they tired of the mana and complained and the Lord added quail to their diet.

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Claude and all those who are travelling this Holiday period - may your travels be safe & may you have a good time with family and friends - old and new. May you return home safely - back to your friends here at Sudokuland.

I'm having Dark Rum in my Egg Nog, as I go back to work on the chores I need to get done before

Good evening to all. An interesting photo. I am envious, as I can't even draw a straight line (or walk one after several beer).

Give a listen to the Smelne Brass Quintet, from Drachten in the Netherlands performing "Joy to the World."

Good day to all! I echo Rosemary's comments regarding safe travel for all those going away from home from the Christmas holidays. I have visited as many personal pages as time allowed, but I want to also post greetings to all those who don't More...

Morning all. Lovely poem, RayRay.
A word of warning for those out shopping - lock your car doors after you get back into it with all your goodies. A friend here in Canberra had just got back in her car on Thursday at a major shopping mall here. Put her handbag on the passenger's seat (or floor More...

evening all. There is no way that I will find time to reply personally to all you kind people who have wished us a Happy Christmas! But I would like to say to you all that I wish you health,wealth, happiness and good friends in the coming year. and a to you all!

What vision some have
One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live.
They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from More...

for a bit

Dino:
I like your Buddhist story about the origin of world disharmony. Fear and deluded suspicions are often the origin of problems, and insecuity the source of greed.

*insecurity

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Rayray: Christmas thoughts - just wonderful, as usual!

Shosho: Don't usually imbibe eggnog, but with Kahlua - sounds great!

Broni: What a lovely story, if only more people could see that money and possessions are not what's valuable in life. It's family and friends and the memories associated with them.

Ah, gee ... I missed the horizontal party ... count me in for the next one ...

We caught a matinee of the new National Treasure movie ... not a great film ... but exciting and entertaining.

I'm scooting into the door late tonight. My people are in their Fontanini village - now on to the North pole to set that up.. My Dad went to a subacute - nursing home this afternoon - it's right next to the hospital that I work at - so I can drop in = that's nice - He's very tired More...

Eve - one further thing about the growing use of corn that you mentioned. Here in my part of the country, the fertilizers used to grow the corn are creating a "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico that is killing all the fish and shrimp - it is getting larger and larger, so fishermen have to go farther and farther from land in order to make a living!

OZ - Today is the Longest Day of the year for you! Your summer solstice. While up north it is winter solstice (the shortest day of the year - in Barrow Alaska the sun will not rise).

While the adults go out a Wassailing in Merry Ole' England - Childrens go out:
" A SOALIN' " by PETER, PAUL & MARY (on my U-tube)

I believe in welcoming those who stop by with Love & Joy - a song & of course food & beverage.

jamie:
Are there not slow-release fertilisers that do not get lost into the water-courses? They would make sense to the ecology, fisheries, and to the farmer himself. It seems stupid putting fertiliser onto the land that is so readily lost by leaching.

Rayray, you may very well be right. There was just an article a couple of days ago in the newspaper about the growing size of the dead zone. I didn't have time to even read the whole article, I guess I should have.

Judy
was that a matinee of horizontal dancing?
or am I confused?

Snicker ... snort ... yeah, Rosemary ... nothing beats an afternoon delight ... :)

But I'm not sure that is the excuse for your confusion ... LOL

Yea, but ... I was picturing if I drank enough to go horizontal, that everyone else would look horizontal to me ... this has all become very confusing.

jamie:
I am beginning to wonder if that was causing the death of coral reefs near Townsville when I was there about 35 years ago. The coral was dying and a 'crown-of thorns' starfish was invading the dying reefs. At that time, anyway, there was a similar loss of fertilizer, as well as top-soil, More...

well Keith, whats the confusion?if you go horizontal, and view something horizontal too, it will look straight for you!! (further confusion, perhaps!)
giggle, giggle.....

Keith:
In that situation you need to remember to use the moon and the stars as points of reference - like a sailor.

Finally got around to changing my YouTube to the original Frosty the Snowman sung by Gene Autry.

Kathy (MD) - so glad I am not the only one with "Holly Jolly Christmas" in my head all day now! I think it's time for that "cup of cheer"!
Glenn (FL) I liked your 14 signs that Santa needs to lose weight, now I have to search yesterday's posts to find part 1. Something to More...

CP, sorry to hear about your friend's purse being stolen. A few years ago, a friend had almost the same thing happen to her. Hers got stolen in the apartment building parking lot. Got to thinking and now I hook my purse strap to my seatbelt.

Let's push this over the top.