Nov 8 2020 - Advice on Having Fun

 

It looks like Christmas Day is around the corner - which corner we're not sure, but we can see the destination ahead.  So it is time to turn our attention to Having Fun on Christmas Day.  We may need some assistance on this given the social discourse of the last 6 or more months.  Who should we turn to for advice?  Would it be Cosmopolitan Magazine or Psychology Today?  I don't think we should count on Psychology Today - the article tells us all the reasons that we don't have fun.  For example, worried what other people think, need to spend money, don't have the time, need to plan it, and so on.   Would you like to know how fun you are?  Go to GOTOQUIZ  to find out.  I ended up skipping through it as it wasn't that much fun as a quiz.  But it was enough to let me know that the state of social discourse is seriously lacking in fun these days. I guess we'll try onelifecritic.worpress.com -  here's the advice: "You know by your heart. When your heart beats like dinosaur footstep, you are having fun and making memory. For example, when you sneak into some forbidden place, your heart beats. When you plan on a prank on someone, you know you’re having fun. When you are on an adventure, you are making memories. ... Real fun is supposed to be exciting, finding new things, experiencing things you have never done." And the funny ending of my search is the last retrieval on how to have fun.  It is 7 signs you're having a heart attack.  I wonder how that is linked with having or not having fun.   We've got some motion blur on the Weeping Willow at Charles Daly Park lagoon - the blue in the picture is water and reflections   This was taken a few years ago.  We didn't get good colour on the tree the last few years because of severe cold in November.  The temperatures were so low the leaves froze, turned a dark brown and fell off.  Let's hope we're on a better path for pictures this year.

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Santa's All Done

Pictures of Christmas Day from around the world are a revelation of the diversity of our climates -  Australia's beach images are the funniest - there's Santa on the beach, reindeer on the beach, Christmas trees on the beach - it is all about the beach.   Following Santa on the Santa Tracker, he was on his way through Hawaii, having delivered 7,056,276,203 gifts.  Now he's "locked" on Google, and the Norad site has gifts delivered as static information, so maybe he's finished his trip this year.   How much does it cost to be Santa Claus?  The Huffington Post has the answers.  It says something like $24.3 billion to make the toys, plus $683 million to deliver them. Some of the cute facts about Santa include that he was born in 270 AD and it is the magic of Christmas that keeps him alive and well. And it is his Christmas magic that makes the reindeer fly.  So what does Santa do when Christmas is over?  First he takes a short vacation with Mrs. Claus at the North Pole then he gets right back to work.  Preparing his good boys and girls list and his naughty girls and boys list.  He also starts getting toys ready for next Christmas.  So remember to always be good because you never know when Santa’s watching.

Christmas Day

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Christmas Day has arrived.  A pinnacle of a day in the year.  Everyone is sending good wishes, This is one of the few days of the year that the Globe and Mail won't arrive at the door.  So I'll go with the news from the Queen:  *Monarch quotes from the Bible to address a nation shaken by year of atrocities."  She's been a stable figure in our society for decades, so makes a comforting Christmas icon.  You can see the article and more about the Queen here. I hope you have an enjoyable Christmas day and holiday week to follow.  Here's one of my favourites - the gazebo at Charles Daley Park.