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I hope all my readers have a good Christmas day, whether you celebrate or not.
For much of this blog’s tenure it existed only because I knew there were people who still wanted me to write, so y’all are why this blog is around.
In the New Year I’ll be picking up the pace. That will include some theoretical pieces on technology, and probably some articles on rituals, social selection and so on.
Until then, enjoy your Christmas holidays. If you don’t get them, I hope you earn plenty of overtime.
John Measor
Merry Christmas to you as well Ian.
Very much appreciate the writing and the open dialogue … looking forward to your writing in the new year!
Monster from the Id
If I’d known Ian was going to put this thread up, I’d have waited to post my off-topic post from last thread here.
Meanwhile, you hosers have a Merry Christmas, eh! 😀
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEbUtpPQihM
reanimator
Merry Christmas, Ian!
Glad I discovered your writing this year and look forward to future post.
Compound F
2015 is going to be a rocky world. Best wishes to all, and Merry Christmas, Ian. Your voice is indispensable.
Have a very Lanois holiday:
http://vimeo.com/36499716
Before you know it, you have a party and you didn’t want one.
Gaianne
Ian–
Thanks.
–Gaianne
Robert
Merry Christmas Mr.Welsh and all the best in the coming New Year.
V. Arnold
Sawad di pee mai.
(Happy New Year)
LorenzoStDuBois
I am, temperamentally, a conservative, much to my great shame. Therefore the Peace and Love ethos, which when espoused by the hippies makes me feel awkward, finds its most perfect expression for me at Christmas-time. So I wish you a Merry Christmas, the time of the conservative hippy. Peace on Earth and Good Will to (Wo)Men, and thank you Ian for what you do! You’re blog means a lot to me.
TK421
Merry Christmas to you too!
nihil obstet
Merry Christmas. Joyeux Noel. Felix dies Nativitatis. And welcome to the Ghost of Christmas Present.
Lisa FOS
Big 2014 for me, going full time as a female.
2015 is going to be even more interesting and a heck of a lot more stressful. Got to get a job and got to fight off my ex-wife trying to get my house.
Hopefully surgery later this year.
erasmus
Always good to examine rituals. (and a little holiday Terry Pratchett is very useful, esp Small Gods and even the Thief of Time, and of course Hogfather, happy hogswatch to you). Convincing the voyeuristic class that ‘religious’ practices and abuses are separate from political and economic history and disenfranchisement issues is a rather hopeless task. Tho I find that using an issue close to home, such as northern ireland or quebec sometimes helps people understand ‘tribal’ identity and economic reprisals, but the analogy doesn’t seem to stick in their brains when you move to the other side of the globe.. Cause it’s the ‘other’. And them thats got the jobs and the glory and the women and the water and the grazing grounds, and we ‘uns don’t. (otherwise we’d have an ndpgrit coalition, wouldn’t we?)
Stirling Newberry
I am done with wishing people a very Christmas, and am starting new work on things. Relational databases, if you must know. so where ever you are ~(3 Christmas:3 not Christmas) : ( Christmas Eve: day after New Year’s) enjoy yourself!
S Brennan
Merry Christmas Ian, best wishes for a happy new year!
Ian Welsh
Good luck Lisa.