Daily Archives: December 26, 2010

1980: The Second Day of Christmas IV, Springfield 2

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Steve

This is the Christmas when the whole holiday season lost its luster for me. After receiving the Millenium Falcon a year earlier, most gifts afterwards seemed anti-climatic, short of a personal computer; in 1980 those things cost as much as … Continue reading →

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1975: The First Day of Christmas IV, G I Joe Day

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Steve

Christmas is over and that means Picayune reminisces (or navel gazes) about past holiday breaks. I thought I started doing this in 2006 but it originated during 2007 when I probably spent more hours hanging out at Blue Marble (sadly … Continue reading →

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Onward to New Year’s Eve/Day!

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Steve

Christmas 2010 around Chez Maggi was a Slacker holiday. We slept in (actually, I got up at 5 AM to feed the monsters, aka cats), had breakfast and lounged around the house, watching Netflix and DVDs. There was a brief … Continue reading →

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