A classic Holiday (er, winter solstice) Greeting from a friend in Lodi (hat tip to Rolff):<\/p>\n
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit my best wishes\u00a0
\nfor an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress,\u00a0
\nnon-addictive, gender neutral celebration of the winter solstice\u00a0
\nholiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the\u00a0
\nreligious persuasion or secular practices of your choice, with\u00a0
\nrespect for the religious\/secular persuasions and\/or traditions of\u00a0
\nothers, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all;<\/p>\nPLUS<\/p>\n
A fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically\u00a0
\nuncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted\u00a0
\ncalendar year, but not without due respect for the calendars of\u00a0
\nchoice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped\u00a0
\nmake America great, (not to imply that America is necessarily greater\u00a0
\nthan any other country or is the only “AMERICA” in the western\u00a0
\nhemisphere), and without regard to race, creed, color, age, physical\u00a0
\nability, religious faith, or choice of computer platform.<\/p>\n(Disclaimer: By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these\u00a0
\nterms. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is\u00a0
\nfreely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting. It\u00a0
\nimplies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the\u00a0
\nwishes for her\/himself or others, and is void where prohibited by\u00a0
\nlaw, and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher. This wish\u00a0
\nis warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of\u00a0
\ngood tidings for a period of one year, or until the issuance of a\u00a0
\nsubsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is\u00a0
\nlimited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the\u00a0
\nsole discretion of the wisher who assumes no responsibility for any\u00a0
\nunintended emotional stress these greetings may bring to those not\u00a0
\ncaught up in the holiday spirit.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\nAnd you wonder why they can’t balance the budget in California.. Merry Christmas..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A classic Holiday (er, winter solstice) Greeting from a friend in Lodi (hat tip to Rolff): Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit my best wishes\u00a0 for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress,\u00a0 non-addictive, gender neutral celebration of the winter solstice\u00a0 holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the\u00a0 religious persuasion or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2],"tags":[278],"class_list":{"0":"post-6250","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-blogging","7":"category-general","8":"tag-holiday-greetings","10":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13873,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/13873\/lunar-eclipse-winter-solstice-12212010\/","url_meta":{"origin":6250,"position":0},"title":"Lunar Eclipse Winter Solstice 12\/21\/2010","author":"Tom Johnson","date":"December 31, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"The last time a lunar eclipse happened on the winter solstice was in 1638. 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