Yule - 12 Days of Christmas

Odin or Santa?

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I know, I know! We are all sick to death of hearing about Christmas. We want it all put behind us. Get on with the new year and just relax for a while.

Precisely why I bring this up.

Here I sit in east central Indiana January 2, 2014.

Writing ain't easy folks.

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Well....

It IS easier than many other professions but - it still takes an enormous amount of mental effort.

So! What do we do in east central Indiana on January 2nd after all the wrapping paper is thrown in the trash, the sweat pants come out because too many holiday indulgences were allowed and the unexpected (HA! It is INDIANA in the WINTER for gosh sakes!) snow storm hits and way lays any plans of holidaying public school children and tired parents?

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What do we do when the snow blankets everything in quiet layers of cold insulation and thoughts of venturing out on messy slushy, icy roads just is the last thing one wants to think about?

We do what the Vikings did!

We have our stock of winter goodies to hold us over. (Even if just pillaged from the neighborhood Krogers for the week.)

We have our Sagas to entertain us. (Even if they are on Netflix or the like instead of regaled by Uncle Ragnar the Hammer Head.)

We rejoice at the thought of even just minutes more every day of the beloved daylight our minds and bodies were meant to soak up and enjoy. (Even if some of us are basement dwellers clickety-clacking away on keys with falsely glowing lit screens connected by ether net cables or wify signals to the outside world.)

12 days of YULE!

12 days of Christmas!

Or maybe in this modern day of modern wannabe Vikings all you can get is 12 hours of sleep?

Well, then THIS is for you.

Happy Yule! Happy Snow Day! Happy Rest Til the Next Shift!

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