{"id":21571,"date":"2022-12-24T09:42:51","date_gmt":"2022-12-24T14:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/?p=21571"},"modified":"2022-12-24T09:42:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-24T14:42:51","slug":"24dec2022-ocf-update-christmas-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/24\/24dec2022-ocf-update-christmas-eve\/","title":{"rendered":"24DEC2022 – OCF Update – Christmas Eve"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’ll be heading out for a Christmas Eve dinner a little before 3 pm.\u00a0 I intend to eat too much and spend as much time doing whatever the grandchildren want to do as circumstance allows.\u00a0 Their parents are hosting the party so they’ll have to do all the work and I’ll get to hang out with the kids.<\/p>\n

I haven’t written a political post lately other than the odd comment on the headlines.\u00a0 It’s just too grim to do on the holiday.\u00a0 The only rational option is to ignore the horror for a few days to allow some joy in our lives before we have to face the wreckage that is waiting for us up ahead.<\/p>\n

And that’s reasonable.\u00a0 Human beings require joy in their lives every once in a while just to survive.\u00a0 And Christmas is the prime example of how we attempt to make a recurring ritual of joy in our lives.\u00a0 So Biden and Pelosi and Schumer and the rest of the vampires will still be there when the holiday ends and we will still be up to our ears in dysfunction and depravity.\u00a0 But we will have had a few days to feel a little happiness in our lives and remind ourselves that there is good in the world.<\/p>\n

So I hope everyone has a good day.\u00a0 And even if it’s just a day off, enjoy it and forget about the problems of the world for as long as you’re allowed.\u00a0 I’ll post as time allows and as the spirit moves me.<\/p>\n

Merry Christmas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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