h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Um, what holiday is the UK celebrating,
Bagheera?

The U.S. won't have any holidays until
the first Monday in September, when we'll
celebrate Labor Day. Actually, the U.S.
has no holidays at all in August.

........... posts copious quantities of cyber-ale for poor unlucky Yanks

Don't cry, Bagheera.

Thanks for the cyber-ale. It's the thought that counts.

I keep meaning to create some holidays for August and
try to sell the idea to the powers-that-be, but I always
lose my energy when August arrives, and nothing ever
comes of it.

Got just the thing for you!!!
This weekend is a 3-day nostalgia pigout in Liverpool, the Mathew Street Festival is always held at this time of year and anything with the vaguest connection to THE BEATLES is top of the agenda.

I'm told that their popularity in the US is still almost as keen as it was when they were together and proving to the world just how music OUGHT to sound.

Couldn't a National Beatles Day be as good an excuse as is needed for a Public Holiday?

The bank holiday weekend is great - no work for me for 3 days - wahay!

I have full confidence that the greeting card companies will create something to celebrate in August in order to sell more cards. After the Halloween cards with the sentiment "Thinking of you..." nothing would surprise me.

*campaigns for more three or four day weekends*

Hearing Beatles music always makes
me feel young again.
They had such incredible charm and
zest for life. How did they do all that
they did in such a short time?

Yes, any new books about, or reissued
recordings by the Beatles sell out
rapidly here in the U.S.

It's hard to think of anyone since the Beatles
that has been so universally appreciated.
I'm not counting Elvis, because he was a
contemporary of the Beatles, though he is
arguably as popular.

(Hope I'm not on thin ice here. Elvis is
still wildly popular here, too.)

Selling Hallowe'en cards, Evangeline? Bit late starting, aren't they?

I saw my first Christmas advert in the Press last week, and it wasn't even a UK newspaper!!

It appears even conservatively-minded Sweden is beginning to be affected by the 'advance publicity campaign' bug: a respectable regional paper had an advert on Monday 12 August for girsl (age 11 - 18, I think)to audition for a 5000-voice CHOIR to walk the streets of Gothenberg to mark Santa Lucia [December 12, and an ENORMOUS feast day throughout Scandinavia]

It was a couple of years ago in a local store. I was looking for a birthday card to send to a friend. Found the birthday card and started browsing...and there it was and a on the front and "thinking of you..." on the inside.



We still have back to school displays and Halloween costumes on sale. No sign of Christmas ornaments yet(thank goodness). I refuse to decorate for Christmas until after Thanksgiving and/or my Birthday, whichever comes last.

Quick remark before leaving ... hope to post y'all from a RL campsite over the weekend, looking forward to w*rking my socks off and getting as reward for labours involved in helping out with general site maintenance at the local Scout Campsite.

How was the camping trip?

Like the answer to a prayer we've just been told there's a house available for us to be able to move away from this hellhole of a slum estate within the next week

'scuse me if I don't post much in the next few days: updates as and when ...

That's great news!

Don't forget to pack the and the .

Let us know when you've settled in so we can throw a house warming party.

Right, let's see ... glögg, mince pies, turkey, pud, roast 'taties .... yup, just about ready for housewarming party: Espharoth is keeping everything warm which SHOULD be warm, the beer's standing out in the garden to keep cool .... Welcome to Bagheera and Dreamweaver's HOUSEWARMING PARTY!!!

A Housewarming party, Great!
*wraps extra pecan pies for the party*
*wraps a veggie tray for Esparoth and friends*

ohhh, gets together!

Galen! How have you been?

Always a for you at this site, Galen

*sips while trying to recover from the holidays*

ah, thanks for the bagheera, i have been well, today i just celebrated christmas with my mother and sisters. i had christmas with my dad on the day, but i have not had a chance to see my mom until yesterday. how were all your holidays? did you all get anything good?
new years is coming!!! do you have the ready? i am still figuring out what i am going to do for the big night. i may just be drinking some bubbles...
'Salute' my friends, or, as they say, arevoir! (i hope thats how you spell it)