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• 14:52 Christmas cards: better late than never. Harder this year since we had such a sad year.
• 15:03 But Drake was right - I do feel better having done the cards. Was tempting to skip it this year - and I *always* do cards.

This was done by an artist named Pogo from Australia: "Video for my track 'Upular', composed using chords, bass notes and vocal samples from the Disney Pixar film 'Up'. Enjoy!"

I love how this composition turned out and yes, now, I want to watch a Disney movie.
More of these songs are here.

I will be the first to admit that I have enjoyed much of their music, as well as a good half-dozen of their live shows. But, sometimes, it's just hard to take these two seriously.

Really?

And not a lot of Christmas gifts have come with more thought put into it than the one I received from my brother-in-law on Christmas Eve last night.

I have gone on to medium-sized lengths on this platform about how much I dig my in-laws, and it was with a certain amount of glee that I learned my BIL Casey had drawn my name in our Christmas gift exchange. So, last night, as we gathered at Mrs. Chicken's family's house for mirth and joyous company, I was presented with a gift-wrapped box.

This note was atop the container's innards.

Note

Himself a father to a 19-month-old baby girl, my brother-in-law's note was an interesting teaser to a man whose wife is about to give birth in 8 weeks. Rooting around the gift box, I discovered these ear plugs,

Plugs

and ultimately, the jackpot, which included the two kickass Reidel Bar glasses you see to the right.

Glen

His explanation? I paraphrase:

"There are going to be nights when that baby is crying and there is absolutely nothing you're going to be able to do for it. It's been fed, diapered, and everything else. There are times when it's just going to have to cry it out. The only thing you're going to be able to do is put in those earplugs and pour yourself some Scotch."

Quite arguably, the best, most realistic, most you've-been-warned type of advice I've ever received.

I really do NOT look forward to using the gift. However, it is of comfort to know not only that it is at the ready, but it brings to me great holiday joy to know of the place from where the gift came. Thanks, Case.

... oral surgery.

Fun

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• 07:57 Christmas dinner rolls: KAF refrigerator rolls (bit.ly/jV4dY) done thus: bit.ly/2EWOFg
• 07:59 Up next: my cashew-apricot fruit cake bit.ly/65vfUZ
• 11:44 Grating beets is a, uh, colorful operation. Doing prep for xmas dinner starter salad bit.ly/69yMCK
• 12:29 Is it weird to really like eating frozen walnuts?
• 13:21 Prep done for spinach-stuffed mushrooms (garnish for ribeye steaks tomorrow). Recipe from Diane's Market Kitchen bit.ly/aiszs
• 13:45 These might be world's most decadent (and delicious) Brussels sprouts bit.ly/4JrlKX
• 14:22 Next up - a holiday tradition for us - apricot-cashew fruitcake bi t.ly/65vfUZ
• 17:49 Hehehe - just a little extra brandy brushed on the fruit cake.

Automatic posting from my Twitter Account:

• 17:27 My Christmas holiday begins now! Going to be cooking up a storm tonight and tomorrow.