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Dealing with door to door Christians

So I am sitting at home, minding my own business, when the doorbell goes off. I am confronted by two middle-aged women. They say they want to talk to me about the Bible. I gently explain that I happened to be Pagan. They looked slightly confused, but they left. Actually, that’s all that I . . . → Read More: Dealing with door to door Christians

Malik

Malik

Originally uploaded by Michael Mahler.

I have a new cousin once removed! My cousin Tom and his partner Robert adopted a son recently. His name is Malik, and he is 2 1/2. I don’t know any other details right now. (I just emailed him to ask for more stuff as I . . . → Read More: Malik

Holiday Cards 2005

Holiday Cards 2005

Originally uploaded by Michael Mahler.

Between the newsletter and personal stuff, I sent out about 250 holiday cards. I got some nice ones back, so here they are on the . . . → Read More: Holiday Cards 2005

This is just wrong

But it made me laugh! Sigh. Check this QuickTime video out.

Lunch with Su and Tom, going to Mom’s

It has been a nice and quiet weekend. I got a call from my sister Su, who was coming from Toledo through Erie to Buffalo to visit her husband’s family there. So, I had a very nice lunch with my sister and her husband Tom. Tom had bleached his hair for the Santa Claus . . . → Read More: Lunch with Su and Tom, going to Mom’s

Another nice Yule/Solstice celebration

Well, I finished up dropping off newsletters to some places only open during the day and then went to the open circle that Brighidshaven held at the UU for Yule/Solstice. (So I celebrated the holiday twice!) It was nice. A very different dynamic as it was large and public (at least 50-80 folks there, . . . → Read More: Another nice Yule/Solstice celebration

Weird police encounter

James and I were out delivering the newsletters last night. Some of our regulars who help with dropping off weren’t able to make it, so we basically had the whole route – I didn’t get home until 12:30 and we started folding at 7:30. (Also, only a total of 4 people for folding, so . . . → Read More: Weird police encounter

My brother in law on the front page of the Toledo Free Press

Nifty! My brother in law is one of Santa’s helpers. See this article that the Toledo Free Press ran. I am amused that the report has basically the same name as my ex. (Okay, a different middle initial.)

Low key Saturday

Yesterday went pretty well. I went to my friend Dave’s mother’s viewing/funeral. It was good to catch up, and I felt glad that several guys from the Menspace list had gotten the email and had showed up to support Dave. A cousin of mine by marriage was there. He said “Merry Christmas”, and I . . . → Read More: Low key Saturday

Santarchy?

Wow. Rampaging Santas behaving badly. I’m speechless.