Happy New Year - 2011

[AnimatedDirt]

To all HAF

Best wishes for the new year.  May it be more prosperous and joyful than 2010.
May you find answers which you do seek for and may your knowledge base grow such that
you may influence for good, even if only in your own personal circle of influence.

Thanks HAF.  I really do enjoy you all.  

To those that might be offended by a Christian blessing, stop here.

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To those that may not offended,

"The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious unto you;
the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace" this day and forever more.

~Animated Dirt

[LegendarySandwich]

I appreciate the blessing, but I'm afraid it may be a bit worthless. Nevertheless, happy new years.

[Whitney]

I either need to find a pause button or a magical unpack everything button because I was hoping to be completely moved in before the first of the year.

Can we push new years by a week?

[The Magic Pudding]

Can we push new years by a week?

No, you're already running 17 hours late.

[Ihateyoumike]

I don't get New Years. There's 364 other days every year where everyone could really care less that the calendar has advanced a day. Why the one? Because the Earth revolved around the Sun one more time? Well, on July 15th for example, the Earth completes a revolution around the Sun from the previous July 15th. In fact, every day of the year the Sun completes a revolution around the sun from that day the previous year? Not sure why this one is more special than the rest?

Maybe I'm just an all-around holiday Scrooge. I just don't get them. I'd rather celebrate events that have a positive slant in my life, and the lives of those I care for; not random days of the year that other people have deemed more important than the rest and hang the holiday tag* on.

*And usually that tag ends up being pretty pricey.


Oh well, Merry New Years to all of ya anyway.

[Whitney]

ihateyoumike, I've found, as arbitrary as it may be, that having a set start for a new year helps with my goal setting and it make me feel good to think I'm starting a new leg of my life with as clean of a slate as possible.  Last year I was finally able to quit smoking on new years after several failed attempts.  This year I am going to focus seriously on weight loss and general health (yet still need to figure out a realistic and definable goal).

Pudding, here I still have 27 hours to go.  ...where are you getting 17 hours ago from?...Chinese new year?

[The Magic Pudding]

Pudding, here I still have 27 hours to go.  ...where are you getting 17 hours ago from?...Chinese new year?

Well I live in the one true time zone, New Zealanders are unfortunately 2 hours premature, whilst I think you are sadly 17 hours behind the time.  
Here the school year ends in December and the long summer holiday starts, this adds something to the calendar ticking over.

[McQ]

To all HAF

Best wishes for the new year.  May it be more prosperous and joyful than 2010.
May you find answers which you do seek for and may your knowledge base grow such that
you may influence for good, even if only in your own personal circle of influence.

Thanks HAF.  I really do enjoy you all.  

To those that might be offended by a Christian blessing, stop here.

*************************************

To those that may not offended,

"The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious unto you;
the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace" this day and forever more.

~Animated Dirt

Thanks! Happy New Year to you as well! Enjoy all that life has to offer and take the good and bad with equal dignity and acceptance. Peace.

[KDbeads]

So I'll be spending NYE with a rather loud chicken while dining on cheese, jellies, jams, and pickles and the like, courtesy of my hard work this summer in the kitchen.  I just finished another batch of fermented pickles too,     Heck I might even stay up late this year and watch it all end.... then again I might not as usual.  Our usual NYE dinner of fondue will have to wait.  Hubby's (DK) planning beerinated hot wings, hoping to get them hot enough so they don't disappear on him if he has leftovers.  He's using habanero sauce, don't think my brother or step-father will touch that with a ten foot pole.  He's also planning on teaching my mom how to pickle eggs the easy way.

I might start cracking on all the limes I have in the fridge and make some more jelly too......

A productive and safe New Year to everyone!

[McQ]

So I'll be spending NYE with a rather loud chicken while dining on cheese, jellies, jams, and pickles and the like, courtesy of my hard work this summer in the kitchen.  I just finished another batch of fermented pickles too,  

[Whitney]

You had me at hot wings...how far is it to the middle of nowhere?  

[Asmodean]

For what it's worth, coming from a guy who doesn't really do "happy", happy new year, everybody! Now... Where be my missile launch codes for them nukerrr... Fireworks! I was gonna say fireworks!  

[Asmodean]

You had me at hot wings...how far is it to the middle of nowhere?  :pop:

[KDbeads]

You had me at hot wings...how far is it to the middle of nowhere?     I'll let him know you're on your way, it's a 20 hour drive from  DFW  But if you want the other goodies, and a fresh batch of pepper relish, I'm about 4 hours south west of you, you could be here by late lunch, early dinner  

[KDbeads]

It's not a Borg chicken, is it?
 

Hmmm..... once you have one silkie they tend to assimilate you and steal your soul, then make you get more of their fluffy kin.      
Black skin, flesh and bones though, might freak you out a bit maybe?

Here's the stew candidate, though there was a phone call last night staying his sentencing for another couple of days, she might want him for her big girls who can handle a randy little rooster: