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December 22, 2003

It's a holly Jolly solstice

To me, this is the holiest day of the year. So go out and party like its 0099!

Solstice is either the longest or shortest period of sunlight of the year, depending on exactly where one is. Our sun, Sol, is the single greatest source of power on our planet. With it we can, for a short time, defeat entropy…

On every other day we may eat any food we wish. On this day we must—sorry; wrong religion. Right sentiment, though. On this day, in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun is less visible than on any other day. On this day a very real darkness reigns. On this day the powers of Entropy and decay are at their strongest…

And so on this day we must celebrate that which makes us alive. On this day we humans must make full use of our faculties and send a message howling across the cosmos: We are human beings, we are alive and can think. Perhaps the darkness must come, but we will invent light bulbs…

On the other hand, many of us will simply take this time to shop and celebrate an entirely different holy day. Fair enough…

Posted by Andrew at December 22, 2003 11:28 PM

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