12/21/08 - Christmas

	MOVIE - Valkyrie & The Spirit ART - Sam the Lovesick Snowman -puppets- LOCAL - Sunday liquor sales -ajc-
	U.S. - Snow & planes falling! (Sky ok, so far). -nyt- FRANCE - Human science vs. human stupidity? -géo- WEB - NPR's year end list -IN/OUT-

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Joyeux Noel! Feliz Natal!

MOVIE NEWS - Valkyrie & The Spirit. Both with heroes trying to save us all from mortal enemies, while both probably ought to spend a little time trying to save themselves...from themselves.

ART NEWS - Sam the Lovesick Snowman. The Center for Puppetry Arts is a terrific, local arts center and S & I can't wait to take my nieces! -puppets-

LOCAL NEWS - Sunday liquor sales - It's a matter of money; more days of liquor sales = more money from sales/excise tax. "An official with Publix, one of Georgia’s largest supermarket chains, said the sale of beer and wine at grocery stores on Sunday would result in $1.4 million in extra excise taxes and at least $3.3 million in new sales tax revenue." Doesn't that also mean more drinking? Or just more drinking at home and lower restaurant/bar tax revenue? -ajc-

U.S. NEWS - Snow & planes falling! (Sky ok, so far; don't look at your 401K...). -nyt-

FRANCE NEWS - Human science vs. human stupidity? The front page of Le Monde features an article over the debate of possible solutions to global warming possibly getting us into even more trouble. -géo-

WEB NEWS - NPR's year end list -IN/OUT-