{"id":828,"date":"2008-12-25T13:07:40","date_gmt":"2008-12-25T17:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ezrasf.com\/wplog\/?p=828"},"modified":"2010-01-09T15:22:59","modified_gmt":"2010-01-09T19:22:59","slug":"christmas-blog-post-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ezrasf.com\/wplog\/2008\/12\/25\/christmas-blog-post-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Blog Post 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night I read Uncle Bill’s Christmas letter. He mailed it, but he apparently doesn’t have my postal address so I got the electronic version. Woohoo! His letter recaps the year for his family. Do any of you have such a tradition? Or a family member who does? Oddly my blog doesn’t provide much basis as it is devoid of personal information.<\/p>\n

So here goes….<\/p>\n

Family<\/h2>\n

Mom went off to Houston in January to consult with one of the best doctors in the country about a health issue. How things fell into place to allow her to get better amazed me daily. I got to grandparent sit for a week where I made\u00c2\u00a0Nannie tell stories<\/a> so I could post them on Youtube. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

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William married\u00c2\u00a0Nicole<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0his high school sweetheart. I finally have a sister. It rained on us briefly, so if you are into superstitions, that means either: 1) kids, 2) money, or 3) good luck.<\/p>\n

I met Dad’s girlfriend, Sally, this year. She is definitely very nice. I’m happy with the match.<\/p>\n

Friends<\/h2>\n

My only New Year’s Resolution for 2008 was to read 25 books this year. I completed that goal back in October. I’m thinking for 2008 to do a similar resolution. This time I’ll count up the number of pages and set a goal to read 20% more pages.<\/p>\n

Some fellow Flickr users started an Athens Flickr Meetup<\/a>. I’m hoping this is something to continue in 2009 as the weather improves. (Though who knew Georgia would be 20 degrees Farenheit above normal in December?)<\/p>\n

\"Rings\"Adrianne and Britt asked me to be the photographer for their wedding<\/a>. I spent hours\u00c2\u00a0looking at professional photographer portfolios for ideas about what I should capture. You see, while I do have a camera, I had never really taken photos at a wedding. Heck, few people invite me to weddings, so I was a little unclear what happens. In the end, I think it all turned out pretty well. Adrianne is happy. So I am happy. Working in computers became a profession because it was a hobby. Maybe photography will end up the same in the end?\u00c2\u00a0Posted 840 photos to Flickr this year. Started freelovephotography.com<\/a> to show off my photography.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas in July? Dumb. Star Trek: The Experience made my geeky heart soar.
\n\"NCC-1701-D\"NCC-1701-D<\/a> @ ST: TXP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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