We don’t celebrate enough, there’s no feasts or festivals, just astring of national three day weekend and weaksauce greeting cardholidays. Christmas is the one time that’s different. Even McDonaldsis closed.Raise a glass, spend too much, raise another glass, eat to much andenjoy the day.

So apparently I’m not really used to this whole country club scene–I’m walking up to the front door and see this old black guy in a suit moving for the door as well. I reach forward pulled open the door forhim and was a little shocked when he did the same. Yeah, he was the doorman. His job is to open the door. And he seemed alittle confused, even vexed that a non-professional such as myself had tried to do his job for him. There’s probably a union or something I’m supposed to be in.

BldgBlog interviews Kim Stanley Robinson

Putin named Time’s Man Person of the Year. A truly weird choice–they spend most of the article trying to convince you, no really, this is a good choice.

Between a freelance writing project that is eating my brain, a purely absurd amount of work at, well, work and the holidays I’ve been neglecting my little site. We’ll be firing up anew come January. For now if you really need something to read check out Salon’s summary of David E. Kelly’s (of Donnie Darko Fame) new movie Southland Tails. If you’re not totally confused, I applaud you. Even so, if you’re going to make a movie about end times, it is a good idea to have a giant blimp, The Rock as  time travelers (the plural is intentional) and Justin Timberlake reading the bible.

While the Republicans are passing a resolution celebrating Christmas, the president was vetoing health care for children. There’s a little bit of irony going on around here,” McDermott said Thursday. – (AP)

Man. Happy holidays Tiny Tim.

The New York Times tracks the best ideas of the year.

Yup.