Tonight is Wassail Eve – also knows as Twelfth Night, the last night of the Christmas Holiday season which traditionally began on December 6th with Saint Nicholas Day and would end tonight making it a full month of festivities. But recent American tradition has made Thanksgiving Morn (with the Christmas themed parades which are actually …
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January 4, 2007: NASCAR Polos, Koolats and Guitar Heros
I heard on the weather report today that we are supposed to hit almost sixty today and on Saturday, just two days away, that we are going to be breaking the all time record by four degrees and coming dangerously close to seventy! Apparently the weather is really throwing off the golf courses in the …
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January 3, 2007: The Really Early Morning Shift
Today is my first day of the extreme early morning shift. My alarm was set for five in the morning which is way too early, in my opinion. I have gotten used to getting up after Dominica and working from home for a little while before heading into the office. Getting up hours before her …
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January 2, 2007: Memorial for President Gerald Ford Day
The major US markets are closed today to honour our recently departed ex-President Gerald Ford. Gerald Ford was president of the United States when I was born in 1976 and so it is especially sad for me to have him now gone. This definitely marks the passing of time for me. Dominica was born under …
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January 1, 2007: Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from everyone here at Sheep Guarding Llama! Last night while I was waiting for dad to get done with dinner so that Dominica and I could go over there to hang out I got our Christmas theme switched over to our Winter theme to get everyone through the cold New York nights …