Thoughts

Finally an 850mb roaming data plan from AT&T for $199. After spending thousands this year. Source date (UTC): 2011-12-24 16:31:00 UTC

Seriously considering the Mongol rally thus summer. London to Mongolia. Any route you want. Underpowered car preferred. ;). Cross the worst landscape in the wold much if which is occupied

Just crossed into Ontario. The border guard asked if Charles had a passport too. I said with as much childlike innocence as I could muster “no. Because he’s not real”.

Ack. Squiggly blue mast with a crows nest. Just because you make something big and different doesn’t make it art – just a monument to your bad judgement. Art has

A whole family, in a white chevy, smiling and waving at Charles. Father beaming and excited — more so than his ten year old son. Couldn’t get their picture fast

Christmas eve! I’m not going to arrive until midnight. That means I have to hit a grocery store : Walnuts Cinnamon Brown sugar Sour cream Vanilla Flour Eggs Christmas coffee

45 miles to plymouth Michigan. Is gasoline mire efficient at lower altitudes? I wouldn’t think it’d be perceptible. The guy next to me almost drove off the road when he

Before the recession there was a hot market for elaborate Christmas ornaments. I bought a handful every year carefully collecting every pagan symbol I could find. I’m all in support

William Iron Arm was a Norman knight then count who fought in Italy and Sicily. He was even bigger than most of his peers and arrogant in a way that

I just drive through the entire states of Minnesota and Wisconsin and I didn’t buy a Yule log! At least I found some baked goods. ;). Source date (UTC): 2011-12-24

Coming up on Kalamazoo Michigan. First large roadkill of the trip. Deer. The concrete highway is vibrating the car fast and hard. Charles looks like he’s laughing. He terrified a

Holly was a defense against evil feared and elves. Before the Victorian era holly was called ‘christmas’ and Christmas trees were holly trees. It’s an old plant that was often

Sinter klaus was a byzantine. Incorrectly referred to as a Turk. He gave children morsels. Did you know why Europeans were bigger? Less hungry. Partly because of their plow. Partly

Paeginz rool!!!! Celebrate the Yule! 😉 Source date (UTC): 2011-12-24 12:02:00 UTC

Mistletoe is a symbol of fertility. It’s ancient. Pre roman. Kissing under mistletoe is also ancient. Amanda? I bought enough for every doorway in the house! 😉 Source date (UTC):

The Rowan was thought to have magical properties and was used as a defense against evil creatures. The Druids made their staffs, wands and divining rods from it. Source date

History? Dyaus pitar Dzayus pater Zeus pater Jupiter Dios pater Sky father. Sun god. Eat your heart out Jehova. 😉 Source date (UTC): 2011-12-24 11:34:00 UTC

I said grace at thanksgiving dinner. I hope Odin was pleased at the dedication . 🙂 Is there any mistletoe around here? Source date (UTC): 2011-12-24 11:27:00 UTC

Traveling from the ecotopian culture, through the breadbasket culture to the foundry culture it is painfully obvious that the only declining culture in north america is the foundry sub civilization

I need to find a catholic or Anglican church ( I belong to both) for midnight mass in Ottawa. Is there a cathedral there? Source date (UTC): 2011-12-24 10:45:00 UTC