CHRISTMAS:
Yesterday was the big day/evening here, when half of the world's supply of shellfish was consumed by the Spanish at a huge evening meal.
But today is the big day in the Anglosphere – or at least in
Britain. So it's time to post here – with a hat-tip to my friend, Dwight - this all-encompassing greeting produced by some wit in the US
of A:-
For
My Politically Correct Readers:
Please accept with
no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an
environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress,
non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter
solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of
the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your
choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or
traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or
secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful,
personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the
onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2016, but not
without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures
whose contributions to society have helped make America great.
Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than
any other country nor the only America in theWestern
Hemisphere. Also, this wish is made without regard to the
race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or
sexual preference of the wishee.
By accepting these
greetings, you are accepting the aforementioned terms as stated.
This greeting is not subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is
freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting.
It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any
of the wishes for herself/himself/others, and is void where
prohibited by law and is revocable at the sole discretion of the
wisher. This wish is warranted to perform as expected within
the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year or
until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever
comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this
wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wishee.
For My Normal
Readers:
Merry Christmas and
a Happy New Year!
And
now a bit of controversy . . .
a positive take on La Fiesta Nacional (bullfighting) by an
anthropologist.
And some
good news: The left-wing newish mayor(ess) of
Madrid is getting shot of 30 street names which honour people, places
and events of the Franco military uprising against the 1936
government. Not before time.
Looking
ahead to 2016, here's a Spaniard's view of 10 nice villages to see. I
hope to do all of them.
FINALLY . . . The obligatory foto:- Courtesy of Facebook themselves – who “care about” me and my memories – here's a foto from a previous Xmas of 2 young women who claim to be my daughters. Poor deluded creatures.
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