Monday, December 21, 2009

December 21: Winter Solstice

I've really been trying to keep up with posting something daily. Today will be one of those days when I don't post a review. As everyone probably knows, there was a massive snowstorm that hit the Eastern part of the US.

Well, it caused several things to be cancelled and/or postponed. One of those was a co-worker's holiday party, which I was going to have to miss because I had a family party to attend. Instead, I was stuck inside and took advantage of the time to do some design work on my web pages. The site is by no means completed as I've got a backlog of older reviews to post and link to Rotten Tomatoes. So it's going to be an ongoing project for a couple of months. I hope to debut the new look in the spring, maybe earlier if things go well.

Today is the first official day of winter, although the weather seems not to have gotten that memo. It's also the solstice which has been marked by various cultures in history and which eventually the Christians co-opted and established Christmas. It's a time of renewal, rebirth, celebration, gift-giving and hope. So my suggestion would be for everyone to try to concentrate on sending out "good vibes" and remember that in the hectic rush and hustle & bustle of this "holiday" season, to take a minute and really stop and think about what it all means.

Hopefully, tomorrow I'll be able to resume the reviewing. I've certainly got a ton of stuff to watch.

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