Brian's family tradition: The person with the darkest hair takes a lump of coal, walks out one (back) door and comes in the front door.
My own tradition, I light a candle and reflect on what happened the previous year, and wonder about what I might do in the new year. Bit like meditation.
When my kids were younger, we put on movies, made a bunch of finger food, they had rootbeer, and at midnight we'd hollar Happy New year or Bonne Annee. Then phone my parents and wish them Happy New Years.
If we were with the ex's family, they would have a big meal prepared, and the oldest male (father or grandfather) would give a blessing to the family that was there. Some of the family members would kneel while getting the blessing (or wishes). Then they would sit down and eat lots of Tourtiere and too much booze/wine. (Since I was not a drinker, my ticking off the mother in law by staying sober also became a tradition)
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On the first day of Christmas, technology gave to me: A database with a broken b-tree (what the hell is a b-tree anyway?)
On the second day of Christmas, technology gave to me: Two transceiver failures (CRC errors? Collisions? What is going on?) And a database with a broken b-tree (Rebuild WHAT? It’s a 10GB database!)
On the third day of Christmas, technology gave to me: Three French users (who, of course, think they know everything) Two transceiver failures (which are now spewing packets all over the net) And a database with a broken b-tree (Backup? What backup?)
On the fourth day of Christmas, technology gave to me: Four calls for support (playing the same Christmas song over and over) Three French users (Why do they like to argue so much over trivial things?) Two transceiver failures (How the hell do I know which ones they are?) And a database with a broken b-tree (Pointer error? What’s a pointer error?)
On the fifth day of Christmas, technology gave to me: Five golden SCSI contacts (Of course they’re better than silver!) Four support calls (Ever notice how time stands still when on hold? Three French users (No, we don’t have footpedals on PC’s. Why do you ask?) Two transceiver failures (If I knew which ones were bad, I would know which ones to fix!) And a database with a broken b-tree (Not till next week? Are you nuts?!?!)
On the sixth day of Christmas, technology gave to me: Six games a-playing (On the production network, of course!) Five golden SCSI contacts (What do you mean "not terminated!") Four support calls (No, don’t transfer me again – do you HEAR? Damn!) Three French users (No, you cannot scan in by putting the page to the screen…) Two transceiver failures (I can’t look at the LEDs – they’re in the ceiling!) And a database with a broken b-tree (Norway? That’s where this was written?)
On the seventh day of Christmas, technology gave to me: Seven license failures (Expired? When?) Six games a-playing (Please stop tying up the PBX to talk to each other!) Five golden SCSI contacts (What do you mean I need "wide" SCSI?) Four support calls (At least the Muzak is different this time…) Three French Users (Well, monsieur, there really isn’t an "any" key, but…) Two transceiver failures (SQE? What is that? If I knew I would set it myself!) And a database with a broken b-tree (No, I really need to talk to Lars – NOW!)
I am a basket case ... found some tree decorations I forgot my mother handed down to me ... Decorations you grew up with, and put on the tree for your mother's last Christmas.
In memory of Oscar Wilde who passed away on November 30th. 1900: “Don't give a woman advice; one should never give a woman anything she can't wear in the evening.”
Answers To Quiz: 1. The one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends: Boxing.
2. North American landmark constantly moving backward: Niagara Falls .. The rim is worn down about two and a half feet each year because of the millions of gallons of water that rush over it every minute.
3. Only two vegetables that can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons: Asparagus and rhubarb.
4. The fruit with its seeds on the outside: Strawberry.
5. How did the pear get inside the brandy bottle? It grew inside the bottle. The bottles are placed over pear buds when they are small, and are wired in place on the tree. The bottle is left in place for the entire growing season. When the pears are ripe, they are snipped off at the stems.
6. Three English words beginning with dw: Dwarf, dwell and dwindle...
7. Fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar: Period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe, question mark, exclamation point, quotation mark, brackets, parenthesis, braces, and ellipses.
8. The only vegetable or fruit never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh: Lettuce.
9. Six or more things you can wear on your feet beginning with 'S': Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, skates, snowshoes, stockings, stilts.
Quiz for Bright People There are only nine questions.
This is a quiz for people who know everything! I found out in a hurry that I didn't. These are not trick questions. They are straight questions with straight answers..
1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends.
2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?
3 Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables?
4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?
5. In many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle? 6. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters ' dw' and they are all common words. Name two of them.
7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?
8. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.
9. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter 'S.'
I am assuming that it's not the thing/gift but the thought or the gift showing how much a person cares what the other person would like.
Brian and I were shopping for a birthstone ring for my daughter's birthday. There were promise rings on display and Brian had already popped the big question. I showed him the cheapest promise ring, and said if I get an engagement ring, just make it something like this. Brian knew what style I liked and surprized me with the promise ring I liked best. It was not the ring that surprized or made me happy, it was his surprize of learning and caring about what I liked.
P.S. If some of you are thinking "yeah it's a diamond and it's costly." The ring cost less than 300$. To me it represents Brian's thought behind it. He cared about what I liked. Because of the story behind the original ring my mother got from my dad, I could not feel comfortable with flashy and bigger. My father bought my mother many real diamond rings later in life, but my mother always prefered the original ring. Maybe it's because of all the years of watching my parents and their relationship, the ring brings up their history and love they had for each other.
Work, courses, house, shopping... looking out for Dad, (he just got out of cardiac ICU a week ago)... change in the weather?... we had the Halloween party at work today... that was a lot of work ..... so I'm Knackered.
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Do you have New Year traditions .... if so please share.
It sounds like a nice time. Resolutions are only made to be broken.:-)