From: Eric Jablow <ejablow at cox.net>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: 90 orbits
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 17:34:06 -0500
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

On Dec 16, 2007, at 5:28 PM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:

> "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu> wrote:
>> Dec 16th is the 90th birthday of Arthur C. Clarke.
>
> And also the 60th anniversary of the transistor.
>
> And also the 30th anniversary of my arraignment, two days after
> my false arrest.
>
> And also Beethoven's 237th birthday.  As always, I'm playing nothing
> but Beethoven today, and tomorrow I will switch to playing Christmas
> music.
>
> As far as I'm concerned, the holiday season begins around now.  Not at
> the beginning of December.  And certainly not before then.  I do my
> small part to keep it in its proper place -- whenever I see a store
> has its Christmas decorations up or is playing Christmas music, if it
> isn't Decemebr or January, I turn right around and leave.
>
No, no, no.  Holiday season began Tuesday, December 4th, at
sundown.  Religious bias in action.

Eric