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Re: Merry Christmas, HN

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Post by sundvor »

osullip wrote: post #32
blhack wrote: post #21

It should not be lost on anyone that this holiday comes immediately after the winter solstice, the darkest day of the year. The future is hopeful, and the days have already started getting brighter. Merry Christmas, HN!

Except in the southern hemisphere.

Over twenty years in Australia and I still haven't gotten used to it (being 32C / 89.6F) on Christmas. So I do miss that, to be honest.

The difference to my family's place in Norway right now (-21C/-5.8F) is stark. As a child, coming out of summer, it would get colder and colder, you'd start seeing the snow .. and then soon after there'd be the magic of Christmas.

In the southern hemisphere, there's just nothing of the same. Oh well, no need to clear the driveway to drive in the morning at least.

Merry Christmas to everyone here. My first as a fully separated man after a two decade marriage/relationship fell through a year ago. Split custody of kids, I had them on Xmas Eve (the main one for me as a Norwegian) and also in the morning today Sunday / Christmas Day. House is going to be very quiet when they're gone for the day, but the peace in the house has made it all worth it. It's funny when you finally realise that the best thing you can do for them is to stop fighting for something that can't be saved - and you know everyone will come out stronger/ better as a result.

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Post by pbj1968 »

rubicon33 wrote: post #160
didgetmaster wrote: post #99

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don't have to 'hit rock bottom' to have temporary times of despair in your life. Even if you have a lot of things going for you, we all have times when we feel sad, depressed, lonely, in a rut, overwhelmed, or other negative emotions. If you find yourself in one of those times, convince yourself that it is only temporary and look for the good. Help someone else out because serving others will give you a boost. Su…

I'm one of those people that from a young age gave religion a bad rap. The problem is nobody ever told me about its utility. I was just dragged to church every Sunday and occasionally lectured on God / etc. It was really easy for a young mind to get cynical about it especially amongst a family that was very preachy. I wish someone had said "whether or not you believe in THIS god, there is utility in believing in SOME…

There’s pie in the sky when you die! Your post is perhaps the biggest load of tripe I’ve seen on this forum.

Re: Merry Christmas, HN

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Post by mensetmanusman »

pbj1968 wrote: post #193
rubicon33 wrote: post #160

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm one of those people that from a young age gave religion a bad rap. The problem is nobody ever told me about its utility. I was just dragged to church every Sunday and occasionally lectured on God / etc. It was really easy for a young mind to get cynical about it especially amongst a family that was very preachy. I wish someone had said "whether or not you believe in THIS god, there is utility in believing in SOME…

There’s pie in the sky when you die! Your post is perhaps the biggest load of tripe I’ve seen on this forum.

You may be proving his point…

Re: Merry Christmas, HN

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Post by mensetmanusman »

cmeacham98 wrote: post #149
ellis0n wrote: post #97

I'm from Ukraine. This is the hardest Christmas I've ever had in my life. Because of the war, they had to move to a safe place and constantly incur large expenses. Unfortunately, the war ruined all plans to launch my startup and a programming language that would help people be more smart and free, which I have been doing for 10 years. I tried to work on a startup while working at work, but the problems associated wit…

Suggestion: Given that you live in Ukraine I assume English isn't your first language, but but find someone who's a native speaker (or as good) and have them proofread your website. If you can't find anybody, at least run it through a software spell/grammar checker. I spotted two typos about 15 seconds in ("so peoples gets mobility" and "imediatelly") and that will put people off a lot because it makes the project fe…

Use chatgpt to rewrite :)

Re: Merry Christmas, HN

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Post by mensetmanusman »

pffft8888 wrote: post #67
maxrf wrote: post #24

Merry Solstice Substitute! HN. I wasn't brought up Christian either, but loved the tradition with friends - and giving gifts under the mid-winter evergreen tree. Wishing everyone good things in 2023.

Happy Soltice to you, too. I cringe that we have to end a tree's life so that we may maintain some tradition. Having said that, our kitten loves hanging out under the tree and smelling its pine needles. Still, I can't get over the fact that we end a tree's life for no reason at all (not that we need it to build shelter or something for our survival)

It’s a good approach to carbon capture :) grow and pile it up!

Re: Merry Christmas, HN

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Post by globalnode »

I cant help but think of the millions of animals that needlessly die for human consumption around times like these. Makes xmas look more like a tragedy than a celebration. All the unhappy people being forced to spend time with "loved ones" they cant stand because of marketing?

merry christmas.

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