Christmas ’08
Thu Dec 25, 2008 20:59 (UTC -5)So this is Christmas, and what have you done? We started by opening gifts. My grandparents are staying over too, so they were there for the opening of the presents. I got another Florida Gators shirt. (Everyone gave each other Gators everything.) I also got a Swiss Army knife, a real Victorinox. I remember saying that I wanted one, but I don’t remember where or when. Those parents are good. Now I have knives, screwdrivers, a bottle opener, a can opener, a wire bender, a wire stripper, tweezers, a toothpick, scissors, and other things I can’t identify handy at all times.
(There’s a short manual, but it doesn’t explain what everything is. I had to look up online that the thing that looks like a tiny blade with a hole in it is a reamer with a sewing eye and that the thing that looks like a hook is a hook. Then I had to look up that a reamer is “a tool used in machining to make existing holes dimensionally more accurate and to improve surface finish.” Now I can improve holes and sew with the same tool!)
But seriously, this thing will be handy. I always need something sharp to open letters or boxes that I, a college student, eagerly await, and my scissors just don’t cut it. (Har har.) I already used the Swiss Army knife scissors to cut the tag off my new Gators shirt. Full circle?? Of course, it’s also occasionally useful to have a screwdriver, Phillips or flat. Also, every once in a blue moon, I need a bottle opener… because I like my soda that way.
Also, I got $20 in Taco Bell Bucks. I didn’t even know there was such a thing, but I’m glad there is.
For dinner, we had over not only relatives but also friends of the family. I’d never spent Christmas with friends, but it was nice. We had a good time. We kids ate outside. Oh yes: we ate Christmas dinner outside in the beautiful Florida weather. Be jealous.
If Christmas is all about giving, then I’m in the Christmas spirit. I made a donation to Wikipedia the other day. They’re trying to raise US$6,000,000, so I figured I’d do my small part. Of my 670 posts since 2005, 431 contain a link to Wikipedia. For the more mathematically inclined, that is 64.3%. Frankly, I’m surprised it’s not more. I go to Wikipedia every day for all kinds of information (today I learned that Switzerland does have an army and that they’re issued Swiss Army knives), so I know it would be a good thing to give back. Also, the fact that Wikipedia is free to redistribute means that the knowledge it provides can go a long way.
Also, I just realized that I’ve accidentally introduced CrossBrowserTesting.com twice. I explained the concept of the site the day before yesterday, but I had forgotten that I had already explained and linked to it on Thanksgiving. Is the holiday season really that long? Oh well. You’re welcome for the publicity, CrossBrowserTesting.com.
And now, here are some links that aren’t Christmas-related but happen to be presidential:
Here are some details about what life will be like for the new US President.
Collected from Google Maps Street View, it’s a gallery of other 1600 Pennsylvania Avenues throughout the United States.
