Morning all, how were your Christmas Days?

I'm happy...the 'possible future son-in-law' gave me a Logitech surround sound system, and my pal Dan put a ticket for Mark Knopfler's Glasgow gig in my cracker!

Wifey was somewhat bemused to unwrap my gift - a Honda generator(it's a long story, but she needs it)

I am working this year so I am in Dubai with the family back in the UK. I did get yesterday off however, went for a walk along the beach in nice "shirt sleeves" weather, cooked a roast chicken and me and a colleague eat it while attacking the duty free. Watched a couple of eposodes of "Later with Jools Holland" and AC/DC at the River plate.

Ho ho ho ho ho ho......
Sounds like you had a spiffing day oop north there James - it was a good 'un here too chez Straummy

SteveStrummerUK


Ho ho ho ho ho ho......
Sounds like you had a spiffing day oop north there James - it was a good 'un here too chez Straummy

Excellent..I'm sensing that a turkey or chicken/stuffing/cranberry sauce/sprout/roast potato/bread sauce sarnie may be in your immediate future...? 

Wifey was somewhat bemused to unwrap my gift - a Honda generator(it's a long story, but she needs it)

Hey what a coincindence... my wife didn't get one but she does need one of those. She needs it to run my tyre warmers at Cadwell park and other UK tracks with no power in the pits.

Perhaps she'll get one for her birthday....  She'd better appreciate it though.

Just my Mom and I, but I can hardly move after all the ham, sweat potatoes, peas & pearl onions, rolls, black-berry jello salad and lazy betty with ice cream I had...  Let's just say, there aren't as many left-overs for today as there should be!

Hi,

Nice and quiet one. Did not go anywhere, or spend it with anyone.

Have been fighting a sinus infection, and it was nice to be able to get up, do nothing, go back to bed, get up, read a little, go back to bed, get up, play a little warcraft, go back to bed, get up, read a little, take some Nyquil at 7PM and go back to bed to get up at 4AM to get ready for work.

I guess that as I get older, Christmas has less of a reason to be, for me. Even the words are hollow to my ears, and I prefer to be inside and quiet these days ... wanted to write a poem, but it wasn't there ... wanted to get X1, but the desire wasn't there ... wanted to call someone ... the desire wasn't there .

I did play some music ... and heard (again) a John Lennon interview that was interesting. Honestly, I think that he was so confused in his last years, musically and artistically ... and that Yoko was not helping the whole equation anymore, though he stuck by her when most men wouldn't! There are some nice bits in there ... really nice bits ... but sad as well.

I was going to play all comedy all day long, and never even thought about it ... and just read a little and slept some and did what the australians call "sweet f--- --- nothing" all day!

Two days of family and nothing is broken.

A Remarkable Time.

Going to see nearly all my nieces and nephews (7 of 8) and two of three sisters on Satiddy in Beaumont, CA.

It was a quiet one for me, too.  Similar situation to Pedro.  I'm nearly recovered from a cold/flu that I caught around Thanksgiving.  I feel pretty good, but I was glad just to relax.