https://estrip.orgen-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssPaul Visco's surebert framework RSS creatorhttps://estrip.org/articles/read/cookiemonster/21561/Cold_Mountain.html If you are interested in period pieces from the days of the American Civil War this is a perfect movie for you.
It seems well directed and the cast compliment each other nicely.

I give it 2 cookies!!!
]]>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 22:04:05 -0500https://estrip.org/articles/read/cookiemonster/21561/Cold_Mountain.htmlhttps://estrip.org/articles/read/cookiemonster/21560/It_s_Kinda_Dark_Out_There.html
It seems like less and less people are in the festive mood this year.

I wonder if the rising costs of utilities are the cause of this much darker holiday season or if its something more?

I for one miss all the lights and hope that people are just a little behind this year.

The glow of Christmas lights bring hope, joy and renewed peace to me during this crazy season.

So hang them up and plug them in, please!!!


]]>Fri, 16 Dec 2005 16:25:27 -0500https://estrip.org/articles/read/cookiemonster/21560/It_s_Kinda_Dark_Out_There.htmlhttps://estrip.org/articles/read/cookiemonster/21559/Something_Different.html That being said, I don't tend to do well with changes to the holiday routine; like take Thanksgiving for instance. Every year I volunteer to get up at 5am and help set up the start and finish lines at the Turkey Trot. I then go home and wake my brother (who always sleeps over) and we go and run the Turkey Trot. After the Trot we make our way out to my parents house in the suburbs for an enormous feast and more festive traditions.
Well...
Much to my dismay... NOT THIS YEAR!!!

Two weeks ago I broke my foot, so running the Trot is not looking too good and on top of that my mom has decided that after 25+ years she is no longer interested in doing the whole "Thankgiving thing" so now that traditions had been crushed as well. My Thanksgiving traditions are pretty much shot!

I am excited to report that I do have an ideal alternative and will still get to spend the holiday with wonderful people having a traditional Thanksgiving meal...
But I think that the real questions that is still lingering for me is this concept of traditions.

Why do I cling to them with such convictions and why do I wish to hold my family and friends in contempt when they break tradition or wish to alter them. And... while I am at it, what is with changing them? Why call it a tradition if we are going to change it or cancel it? I always thought that traditions were good things.

In the spirit of forced change, I am going to embrace the end to old traditions and maybe start some new ones? Or, maybe I will just have a Thanksgiving this year that is different than all in the past and nothing like any in the future.

]]>Sun, 20 Nov 2005 22:28:01 -0500https://estrip.org/articles/read/cookiemonster/21559/Something_Different.htmlhttps://estrip.org/articles/read/cookiemonster/21558/Something_New.html I had a really nice time and met some really great people.

So... after that experience, I decided that I should give this a try.

I don't have a whole lot to say today, because I am still figuring this all out. I don't know too much about this sort of stuff, but it looks pretty painless.

It was a pleasure meeting all of you last night and I look forward to reading and sharing from now on.

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