What's goin' on (oooh, what's goin' on...) - Dec. 20

• Looking for weird news? Okay, you don't have to look far to find weird, off-beat news stories, but here's a blog with a bit of wit and excellent access to newswires. It's called Strange Blog: Offbeat news about the stupid and unfortunate. Which summarizes most news reports, when you think about it...
• Worked on my Christmas cards this weekend, but didn't complete them. It's the only time of year that I correspond with some of the people on the list, and so I don't want to not finish and send them. Still, there's always the saddish time when you go through the address book and try to figure out which people you would be able to recognize in a police line-up, which ones have sent cards back to you in the last few years, and which ones are officially being pruned from your listing. To make matters especially thorny, I'm planning to travel once again to the Minnesota Renaissance Festival - so the dilemma is: do I send cards to people in MN that I haven't seen or spoken to in 3 years, just because I'll be in the area next fall and might want to stop in and see them? Things that make you go hmmmm.....
• One-stop shopping for weirdness and bizarre videos: Rathergood.com
• Tonight, I go to Basia's house for a solstice-eve party. Good food, good times. Wheee!
• Here's a sweet blog written by a 91 year old tomato fancier. He also maintains a journal. Take a peek if you're in need of a smile...