We had a nice day. Roberta sang at the midnight mass Saturday night, and again this morning, so we\u2019ve been a bit short of sleep, and I\u2019m heading for bed.<\/p>\n
Merry Christmas to All, and a Happy New Year.<\/p>\n
I have run this on Christmas Eve most years. Last night I didn\u2019t get anything up because we had to get Roberta to the choir on time.<\/p>\n O ye, beneath life’s crushing load, Look now! For glad and golden hours Yet with the woes of sin and strife, And man, at war with man, hears not And a Merry Christmas to all who keep the peace.<\/p>\n View 706 Sunday, December 25, 2011 MERRY CHRISTMAS We had a nice day. Roberta sang at the midnight mass Saturday night, and again this morning, so we\u2019ve been a bit short of sleep, and I\u2019m heading for bed. Merry Christmas to All, and a Happy New Year. I have run \u2026 Continue reading ![\"clip_image002\"](\"http:\/\/jerrypournelle.com\/chaosmanor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/clip_image00260.gif\" "\\"clip_image002\\"")
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whose forms are bending low,
Who toil along the climbing way
with painful steps and slow, <\/p>\n
come swiftly on the wing:
O rest beside the weary road,
and hear the angels sing!<\/p>\n
the world has suffered long
Beneath the heavenly strain have rolled
two thousand years of wrong; <\/p>\n
the tidings that they bring;
O hush the noise, ye men of strife,
and hear the angels sing!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"