Re - low B.S. atmosphere - I agree with you about that, it must be.
(working with violent mental patients)
It's a shame that the rest of the world can't be like that.  RIght now 
I am in a lot of situations where a lot of people are full of B.S. and 
I don't mean that they are matriculating for their Bachelor of Science 
degrees either.
This is all being done in the name of social acceptability and, quite 
frankly, I am rather disgusted.
On other matters, I gave a yule gift to a pagan friend in one of my 12 
step programs last night.  (actually she is in 2 of my 12 step 
programs, but we only go to the same meeting in one of them)  It was 
delayed this long because the meeting was snowed out last week.   I 
really had fun with it.  I put it in a plain envelope and I made 
specifically YULE decorations for it - like the traditional holiday 
evergreen wreath, with a red bow, being made into a Pentacle.  
I had fun making her gift too.
It's really nice when we can share our various heritages and holiday 
traditions.  I did Yule in other ways, with my Pagan friends.  I did 
Xmas with my Church going friends and family.  I did Chanukah with my 
Jewish friends, who are like family.  I was saying that I would have 
done Kwanza, but I didn't know how - until I found out that on Kwanza 
one of the traditions is to exchange beaded necklaces.  I got a kick 
out of it because almost every female on my list - woman or girl - got 
a hand beaded necklace this year. (I've been doing some Native American
style beading to stay sane when snowed in)  So I guess, in a way, I was
doing SOME of Kwanza too.  
But I'm glad it's just about over - it was fun, but getting 
overwhelming.
I am probably rambling and making little or no sense, since I just woke
up and haven't eaten or checked my blood sugar yet.
So I think I'll sign off now.
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