Friday, December 25, 2015

I THINK IT'S CHRISTMAS




Christmas is just about over. Now, don't you feel foolish for working your ass off putting up those decorations and emptying your piggy bank buying gifts?

Aw, settle down. I only said that to cause an adverse reaction. It's one of my specialties.

Some blessed Christmas spirit must have pimped my recent post Christmas Music to Treasure, because it got over 250 views in only a few hours (you can find it somewhere on the sidebar).
Heck, usually my blog posts only get about 3 views in 250 years. I don't know why my readership is so low. I'm damn good.
Look carefully and you'll find a bitter hint of sarcasm.

Anyway, whoever the Christmas spirit is, I hope they'll do it again. And again.

My previous Christmas Eve post is long and tediously intricate. Readers don't like that. They don't want to waste precious time pondering. And I don't blame them. But I love to go on a sentimental ramble now and then.

The above photo was taken in my back yard at sunset on Christmas Eve. Just in case you cared. It was a glorious sunset.

So how was your Christmas, Jon?

I thought you'd never ask.
Let's begin with Wednesday night, the 23rd. I laid down on my bed rather early, just to read. Somehow I fell asleep, book in hand. I was sleeping heavily when the ringing telephone literally jolted me out of a dream.

It was an automated call, saying that the county I live in was under a tornado watch. That's nerve-wracking news when you're half-asleep and half-naked (I threw the half-naked part in just to pique your interest).

The wind was already howling outside, so I hurriedly got dressed and exchanged a few texts with my cousin Nancy - - until my cell phone service was lost. That happens quite often way out here in the sticks.

The storms moved in quickly and it was one helluva night, but no serious damage around here.

The foul weather cleared out on Thursday and Christmas Eve was absolutely gorgeous. And unseasonably warm! It was over 70 degrees (Fahrenheit) and stayed nearly that warm all night. A beautiful moon and a strong, eerie wind. 

By dawn on Christmas Day, clouds moved in and storms began rumbling. It rained in a torrential downpour nearly all day.

When I went to bed (on Christmas Eve) I slept in blissful, undisturbed peace - which is rare. Usually my HellChild cat Scruffy runs around the house and periodically jumps on the bed to rudely wake me.
Even my other cat Bosco was absent.

It wasn't until around 10:00 a.m. Christmas morning - when it was pouring rain - that I happened to open the front door. A soaking-wet Scruffy stumbled in. She had been outside all night. I have no clue how she got out. 

The amazing thing is that Bosco (who usually stays all night on my bed) spent the night by the front door - waiting for Scruffy to come in! 

So where was your old cat Scratch, Jon?

Scratch usually stays out of the way and minds her own business.

I know, long cat stories are boring - which might be why my readership is low. I could tell about my erotic encounter with Santa Claus, but I'll save it for my memoir.

I had a peaceful, uneventful, very rainy Christmas. When the rain stopped in late afternoon the hunters came out. I heard nearby gunshots for quite awhile.

It is now about 6:00 in the evening as I'm writing this. Another storm is in progress and it's raining hard again.
I've rounded up the cats and took a head count, just to be safe.

Now I'm going to take a brief nap and then have a very late dinner (I love peaceful midnight meals).

I hope your Christmas was fantastic - - or at least tolerable.

21 comments:

  1. DAYUM! we never got to see the sun OR the full moon; it's been warm and cloudy and rainy here. the only way anyone can see a full moon is if I go drop my pants in the middle of the street and spouse shines a spotlight on my fat ass!

    poor scruffy; hope she has dried out by now. MUST take head count before you go to bed!

    ours was a modest and quiet xmess day.

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    1. I thought one night I saw a double full moon, and thought I had to much drink. That explains it........

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    2. @maddie - you are such a tease! and you must have been drunk!

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    3. I've seen a few triple moons in my time......

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  2. Glad to hear you're safe and (somewhat) dry, Jon. Snow and ice can be magical, but rain always leaves me feeling terminally depressed.
    Glad Scruffy hasn't forgotten the way home; I don't doubt for a minute that Someone wasn't watching out for her.

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    1. I'm glad I have a large, dry front porch. That's undoubtedly where Scruffy spent the night.

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  3. I'm glad your kitty survived outside in the down pour. My Christmas was nothing exciting. But, I do enjoy having the time off work. This warm weather is definitely weird for the holiday season here. But, I'm looking forward to a little snow. :)

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    1. It just doesn't seem like Christmas without cold weather. It's supposed to get much colder here by New Years.

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  4. Jon, sleep seems to be the order of the day. One of my SF boys is here and I fell asleep at the dinner table. I just felt so secure, warm and happy that I conked out during desert. It's been chilly here, with a bit of rain but happily no hunters besides the two gray roofcats --only distinguishable from one another because one has a paralyzed tail-- and California doesn't allow cats to carry guns.

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    1. Geo, lengthy naps seem to be the best part of the holidays.
      I hate to let my cats go outdoors for fear that they might be mistakenly shot by myopic hunters.

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  5. Very, very warm here for December. Very nice Christmas. My one cousin who live in Chattanooga TN, wasn't able to come up because of those storms you mention. He plays with the Chattanooga symphony and had a midnight concert, so he was going to leave to come up very early, car packed. But the rain was so heavy one could hardly see he said. He'll come tomorrow instead. Glad to hear your ok and sound....now lets get naked......im tired!!!!!

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    1. The weather has been extremely strange for December, but I appreciate the warmth. It encourages going to bed naked.....

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  6. I saw in our news about deadly tornadoes Jon so I'm relieved that you were able to escape damage or worse. Also pleased to read that Scruffy managed to survive the wild night - poor thing!
    I can't stand wind, and we have it here a lot (at the moment in fact)! I'm pleased that the rest of your Christmas was less eventful.

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    1. I hate wind, too, and I'm thankful that it isn't windy here very often. In west Texas it was windy almost every day.

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  7. Happy Boxing Day, glad to hear you survived the storms.

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    1. Hey, I forgot that it's Boxing Day. For many uninformed years, I thought it had to do with fights.

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  8. Jon,
    I had a wonderful Christmas here. First time in years that I had off Christmas day and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I never tire of hearing cat stories especially your cat stories. Keep 'em coming! Beautiful header by the way.
    Ron

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    1. Ron, I'm glad you were able to enjoy a work-free Christmas. I love the header picture, too. It's a fairly good representation of where I am.

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  9. This weather is nuts, isn't it? We actually had to use the car air conditioner for our drive back home from Alabama. It was over 80 degrees there, and enough rain fell to strangle a frog. Plenty of thunder and lightning, too. Needless to say, we didn't need a fire in the fireplace, and there wasn't any chance to build a snowman with the grandchildren... still, it was a lovely visit, and a wonderful Christmas. I hope you enjoyed yours, as well. Too bad your kitty spent the night outside, but at least you were able to get a decent night's sleep. (Cats and a decent night's sleep don't exactly go hand-in-hand...)

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    1. I'm glad you had a pleasant holiday, Susan. The snowmen were missing, but at least we weren't shoveling snow.
      You're right - - a good night's sleep is impossible when cats are around. They know how to annoy.

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  10. I beg to differ with you. I think people like cat stories. I know I do. I had the worse Christmas I've ever had with my back pain.

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