From Rachel Maddow and Company: Trump's Rallies Losing Steam?

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/softening-trump-political-potency-seen-in-endorsement-flops-limp-ticket-sales-129051205777

Heh.

The danger's still there from the Republican apparatus as a whole, yes...and let's enjoy this moment while we're preparing for the larger threat.

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I've noted this in years past: in 2002, on Christmas Day, my father died of metastasized renal cell cancer. Some forty years earlier, a cousin of mine was born on Christmas Day.

The day has been a mixed blessing for my extended family across the decades, and I wait and wonder what twists the occasion will bring this time.

In any case, whatever you observe or celebrate at this time of year, I hope that this Season is kind to you.

More on other topics after work and chores...

Julie Czerneda, Hockey and Reindeer

I am listening to All In a Day on CBC Radio One, and Alan Neal is fielding questions from kids about Christmas. One about what do reindeer enjoy games-wise got pivoted to SF writer Julie Czerneda - turns out she's also a biologist! - and Julie just improvised an answer about how antlers can be repurposed as hockey sticks!

(Yes, Julie and I chat on occasion at bookstores, at Can-Con events, and so on.)