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