Welcome to #Checkin for Friday, December 23, 2022!

UPDATE: Sorry for beiing sooooo late! Had a power outage for most of last night. Friends, unaffected, offered to put Zach and me up in their place not far away to keep warm. In my hurry in the darkness, I did not bring my laptop. So here we are... back, warm but the extreme freezing rain weather has begun. Let the fun times continue!

Today is Festivus. Have to admit I've never celebrated Festivus but hey why not - it's a parody of Christmas - a non commercial time with simplistic food and decorations when one airs grievances and wrestle (???). I think I've got to look up that Seinfeld episode! Frankly, except for the airing of grievances and wrestling, Festivus almost sounds like my typical Christmas!

If you do Festivus, please share what you do. If you don't, what are some of the unexpected things you find yourself doing at this time of year that you don't any other time of the year? O.o Or, what are things that you've never done before but have on occasion been tempted to try?

Greetings… Ahoj! Aloha! Bom dia! Bonjour! Bună! Ciao! G’day! Geia sas! Günaydın, صباح الخير , בוקר טוב 你好! Håfa Adai! Hi! Hei! Hello! Hallo! Hei! Hola! Howdy! Halō! Kamusta! Kia Orana! Kon’nichiwa! Mabuhay! Moi! Namaste! Ni Hao! Neih hou! Pagi! Saluton! Sawasdee! Shwmae! Γειάσας! Talofa! Terve!😄

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