CULTURE/SOCIETY - How to Celebrate the Festival of Sleep Day

The Festival of Sleep Day was created for people that would like to get some "shut eye" and relaxation after the holidays. After the Christmas shopping and present opening deadlines and the New Year celebrations, it's time to celebrate -- in "Sleep Land". Observe this wacky and unofficial holiday on January 3rd.

http://m.wikihow.com/Celebrate-the-Festival-of-Sleep-Day

MY LIFE - New Year's Eve plans at 50!

CULTURE/SOCIETY: Tweets From Santa Claus Last Year

These are just some of the tweets from Santa Claus's various Twitter pages. - OlderMusicGeek

Mrs.Claus is upset that so many women thanked me for an "amazing night." - from DearestSanta

Today is strictly a day for kicking back with the elves, the Mrs., and some very tired reindeer. Merry Christmas to all! - from @santa

I've been invited to a year end party. Because nothing rings in the new year like felt-wearing elves doing the electric slide. - from @DearestSanta

See Santa Claus take his much needed rest after this long Christmas Eve Night: http://bit.ly/6gk1re - from @iSpotSanta

FYI we are now considering plans to relocate to the South Pole due to climate change. - from @TheSanta

A list of the various pages Santa tweets from

A link to previous posts about Christmas and the holidays

ENTERTAINMENT: Happy New Year - Pee-Wee Style

CULTURE/SOCIETY: Your Contract And New Year Wishes

I got this from a co-worker. It seemed good enough to pass on. - OlderMusicGeek

After serious & cautious consideration . . .
Your contract of friendship has been renewed for the New Year 2009!
It was a very hard decision to make. So try not to screw it up!!!

My Wish for You in 2009
May peace break into your house and may thieves come to steal your debts. May the pockets of your jeans become a magnet of $100 bills. May love stick to your face like Vaseline and may laughter assault your lips! May your clothes smell of success like smoking tires and may happiness slap you across the face and may your tears be that of joy. May the problems you had forget your home address! In simple words . . . May 2009 be the best year of your life!!!

CULTURE/SOCIETY: A New Year's Wish

My co-worker, who I call The Older Formerly Wild Still Non-Christian Co-Worker, gives out her New Year's wish every year. And it's so good that I'm regifting it. :) - OlderMusicGeek

A New Year's Wish

A few friends who understand
and yet remain friends,

A work to do which has real value,
without which the world
would feel the poorer...

To always remember we make a living by what we get;
We make a life by what we give.

A mind unafraid to travel,
even though the trail be not blazed.

An understanding heart...

A sense of humor...

Time for quiet, silent meditation and Grace.

To live that at least a few will thank God that I was here
when my little day is done.

And the patience to wait for the coming of these things,
with the wisdom to know them when they come.

This is my Wish for you!
A link to posts about The Formerly Wild Still Non-Christian Co-Worker

A link to all my Christmas and holiday posts

Happy Christmas and/or Boxing Day and/or Kwanzaa and/or Hannakah and/or Bodhi Day and/or Sanghamitta Day and/or Shabe Cheleh and/or Makara Sankranti and/or Junkanoo and/or Dong Zhi and/or Toji and/or Soyal and/or Yule and/or Seva Zistane and/or Alban Arthan and/or Long Night and/or Mean Geimrech and/or Brumalia and/or Dies Natalis Solis Invicti and/or Saturnalia and/or Lenaea and/or Wren Day and/or Tekufah Tevet and/or Winter Solstice and/or ChriFSMas and/or any other December or winter solstice holidays i missed!

Oh, and Bah Humbug to those who don't celebrate the holidays! :)