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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-

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ATL - 11/17/08 - Xmas Cards

New York - 5th Avenue

White Ornaments

Midtown Christmas

New York - Snow

MOVIE/ART/LOCAL/U.S./FRENCH/WEB NEWS

MOVIE NEWS - Bolt and Twilight. The dog who acts like he's a superhero and the vampire who acts like he has a heart.

ART NEWS - 11/21, 6 PM - Roy Blount Jr. at the Margaret Mitchell House -MMH-

11/22, 1:00 PM - The LIVE transmission of Berlioz’s "La Damnation de Faust". Initially, I thought this was really cool, a live, HD broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera. Unfortunately, since it's projection related, it has to be in a performance space more suited to movies than live music, so it's at Regal 24 instead of the Woodruff Arts Center. -regal- -MET-

LOCAL NEWS - Donate food to Hosea Feed the Homeless and Hungry this week so we all have something for which to give thanks! -hfhh-

11/20, 7:30PM - Tech plays Miami at home in the 'hood. Watch out for those crazy engineer tail gaters! -ga tech-

11/20, 7:00 PM, Park Tavern - Firefighter Bachelor Auction (sounds hot...'nuff said.) -aff-

11/21, 8:00 PM, Bill Hallman - Local clothing store celebrates 18th Anniversary with free cocktails and local designers! Hilarity ensues -billhallman-

11/21, 7-9, Cypress St. Pint and Plate - Metropolis "Thirsty Third Thursday" continues at the new incarnation of "Toast". Meet early in the lobby or see you at "Cypress" (behind the Biltmore).

MUGGER! Midtown Neighbor's Association and Midtown Blue are asking us to all be on the look-out for a man who has been mugging people near 10th and Piedmont. Until they catch him, don't wander around alone in the dark! -mna-

..and Baton Bob is back! He was sighted baton-ing outside Outwrite following the "No H8" demonstration last Saturday. Welcome home, BB!

U.S. NEWS - It' a divisive week for gays in the U.S., with marriage being granted to all couples in Connecticut and being annulled for some in California. Come on W., here is your chance at a legacy! Make the issue go away by allowing every U.S. citizen to choose someone that they want to make a life with and support for their entire lives - with whom they can be a pillar of their community - and allow them to share/pass on their economic resources for that mutual support. Guarantee that right cannot be refused ANY American at a federal level, and then let states decide on what level their local government should violate the separation of Church & State by granting other special rights to the beneficiaries of religious ceremonies.

Come on, W, choose! Would you let everyone benefit equally in an atmosphere of mutual support and love? Or would you have the government choose which religious ceremonies dictate fiscal policy and personal rights? What would Jesus do?

FRENCH NEWS - Front page of lemonde; Obama is considering many former member of the Clinton administration for posts in his government.

WEB NEWS - With money, space, and peace of mind always an issue, being more zen is a good way to go.

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Xmas Windows - Manhattan vs. Defiance

Having had the fantastic luck to visit both New York City AND Defiance, Ohio during the Christmas season, I'd thought I'd share that good fortune with my loyal reader by posting Christmas windows from both cities.

(NOTE: If anyone has any trouble figuring out which windows are "Bergdorf Goodman" and "Saks" and which are "Bridal Elegance" and "Defiance Area Youth For Christ", just shoot me an email.)