Sunday, December 22, 2013

silly season's greetings


I want to send warm and mirthful greetings to everyone for a Merry Christmas. So, I am using last year’s photo of the skinny Santa walking the streets of San Francisco in one of our many outrageous traditions….SantaCon….hundreds, literally hundreds of folks put on some version of a Santa suit and go from store to store, bar to bar, Union Square to the Mission, all the while bringing a light-hearted Christmas spirit to the City.


Nearly the end of the year. Christmas just a couple of days away. Weather unseasonable, desperately dry and not much change expected soon. A few Christmas cookies baked. A few cards sent. A few gifts selected. Not much in the way of traditional decorations. It seems like an un-traditional season for me. Not bad, just not quite the pace of many years, not quite the standard that was generally unmet anyway. And, it seems really fine. Merry Christmas and/or warmest wishes to everyone for whichever holiday you are celebrating at the Solstice!

2 comments:

  1. Love that line; "... not quite the standard that was generally unmet anyway." I think you've touched on a universal Christmas sentiment here. Hope yours was wonderful, in any event.

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  2. Hope you had a merry one, Duff. We have a Santa Race in Breckenridge. All the runners are Santas. (Or at least his helpers.)

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