December 25, 2007
The choices were watch the San Diego Chargers play the Denver Broncos or go to Tejo’s house and hang out with devotees I have known for over thirty years and their kids whom I have watched grow up. We chose the latter.
Others were there as well, including a friend of Marken’s from his middle school days whom I had blamed for the first virus I ever received on the internet because it came from his email address and I didn’t understand at the time how addresses can be hijacked.
Vrindaban Candra was also there. He is the son of the late Parambrahma das and Mankumari dd. When he was about 12 years old, he lived with us for a few months.
At our house, Manjari is here with granddaughter Sydney and her 30 + word vocabulary, bright eyes and paraphernalia scattering lifestyle. The floor is now her canvas and anything within reach her brushes.
Uncles Marken and Tulasi are in town from college, and catching up on what seems to be all their laundry since the last time they visited.
It’s not a white Christmas, unless you count the frost this morning, but the sun is shining and that is a rare treat this time of year so no complaints here. Off to Advaita’s for Christmas Day meal and that will be a packed house again.
For those who want to remember the reason for the season and still do your patriotic duty of being a mindless consumer, here is another Jesus action figurine option:
December 25, 2007 at 10:09 am
Gosh… you and Vidya are very fortunate to have such a family to spend time with, as well as friends close at hand. I spoke to Beaver yesterday and she says hello and thanks for the card.
I am spending this moment writing to you and listening to George sing “Within You and Without You”. My daughters have already headed out for other holiday obligations. Ananda is in Larimore ND. Today I am reminded of the last few lines of a poem by Rolf Jacobson titled “Some People”:
“Some people look at you,
some people have never noticed you at all,
some people want to take your hand,
some people die during the night,
some people are other people,
some people are you,
some people don’t exist,
some people do.”
December 25, 2007 at 10:25 am
You are welcome to spend any holydays with us you want and be part of whatever we have.
December 25, 2007 at 11:13 am
MERRY CHRISTMAS,
Thank you for the gifts. We are poor this chirstmas because of the move. Mary got a WII game system and is happy. She has to physical move to play some of the games and is getting use the motion controls.
madhu
December 25, 2007 at 3:51 pm
Thank you. That is a truely generous offer considering what a pain in the ass I can be sometimes. In re-reading my comment I can see how it could be contrued as melancholy. I was, however, just being thoughtful, not sad. It is snowing now… heading out for a walk…. :-}