Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Merry Christmas

I bet Queen Elizabeth II is thinking, “There we go again, another Annus horribilis in the offing when this famed Anus abominabilis gets to deliver a message on Channel 4.”

Well, O.K. I gave up my mind reading powers a while back. That’s what I am thinking actually. I’ve been on my best behavior to try to remain sane for as long as possible. So I won’t even bother with wishing for peace on earth this year.

But some chuckles always helps. There is a short piece I’ve been looking at on Christmas Eve each year for a little over a decade now. I am sure most of you have seen it already. But just in case, here is Santa Clause, An Engineering Perspective.

And for those who have a hard time telling a reindeer from a moose,( or can see either from your house) here is the latest tragic news from up north.

Merry Christmas to one and all.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi H,
I was an avid reader of your blog up through the break and came back tonight after many months of not checking in.

I am glad to see you posting again and hope this is tied to a good period for you.

I am a professor and often teach courses on Iran and religion and I very much enjoy your writing and musing. i used to send students to your blog.

I see that the posts that described the circumstances leading up to your break from blogging in down. A clean slate?

Natalia Laskowska said...

Oh, you are here!!! Missed you so much!!

Anonymous said...

wow, you're back. Please write more.

Anonymous said...

You haven't taken into account the fact that a couple of countries outside your sphere (one hates Iran with a royal hate, and the other is its puppet) have very intention of de-stabilaizing Iran. And to bring it down. That is a very volatile mix.