Subj : nothing since may'21
To   : August Abolins
From : George Pope
Date : Sun Jan 09 2022 14:32:50

> Hello George Pope!
> ** On Tuesday 04.01.22 - 10:26, George Pope wrote to August Abolins:
>> I skip the hoopla, go to bed early on 31/12, & if I wake
>> up the next day & all  is gone, I'll just go back to bed.
>> (I started that bit for Y2K & kept it as I  like it)
> I find that sticking to a regular sleep period is indeed a good
> idea. This year was the first time in many years that I
> actually had two days off in a row. When Jan 1 would all on a
> weekday, I'd be back at work the next day. This time Jan 2 fell
> on Sunday, so that was a day off too.  I wouldn't want to feel
> "tired" or trip up my sleep pattern just because of a silly
> midnight tradition.

Logical.  I've never been big one the holidays -- would rather work them & get  paid 250% for my time, than sit at home trying to figure out stuff to do when  everything's closed.

My coworkers love it ("you want Xmas off? Sure; no problem, no need to work one of my days in exchange")

Most of my bosses only care that the shifts are covered as per the schedule --  the who isn't so important as the when.

For the observances that are meaningful to me, I can take time any time, work  or home, to focus on the meaning & spirit of the day.

When I was a teenage business owner, & otherwise in my teens, Xmas was all  about the spirit -- I'd get someone to pick me up a 40 of whiskey & invite a  couple buddies over to get sloshed. . .

Once we went out in as much of a blizzard as Mission ever gets & did carolling.

In the hour before we got too cold, we were given enough money(we had no idea  that would happen!) to buy full price smokes & a hot meal in a warm restaurant  for all of us!

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