thanks for hanging out with me last night. i realize things were sluggish - but i think it's because the system was overwhelmed. i had to try a different approach to get back on, but it worked out well. next time it'll be the VP debate, which is a week from today, i believe!
and i think i finally bought a car. a used Defender (i don't believe there's any other kind)
very excited - this is the first car i've purchased in 18 years.
Congratulations to @Junemarie53, @Ted_Prohowich, and @jennybadger2. Your questions were chosen for tonight’s Ask Tyrus and the Panelists.
@Junemarie53
What was the weirdest Christmas gift you’ve gotten?
@Ted_Prohowich
What was your greatest accomplishment for 2025?
@jennybadger2
If you could solve any unsolved mystery what would you want to solve?
Starting the New Year with Ina Garten's ricotta cheese recipe. I will let it sit in the cheese cloth overnight to make sure I get a nice, thick creamy ricotta cheese for my New Year cannolis.
What are you making for New Years?
I guess this is a thing - so Happy Last Monday of 2025
TICK TOCK DAY
Tick Tock Day, observed annually on December 29th, reminds us to complete any unfinished business that might need addressing before the end of the year.
#TickTockDay
As the end of the year approaches, many items call for our attention. Unfinished business usually needs to be wrapped up before the end of the calendar year. Things like larger business purchases and charitable donations for the tax year may need to be transacted before December 31st.
Another thing to consider is your medical plan. Does your deductible start over? Do you have a Flexible Savings Account with funds to use? Some employers offer annual benefits that will be lost if they aren't used by the end of the year. Time is running out.
Tick Tock Day may also be a day to look at personal goals. Did you finish reading that book? Bucket lists call our names. Where do we want to travel? We may still need to explore some exotic foods, too. Maybe your goals are grander or simpler. Whatever they are, ...
Sounds of the Winter
Walt Whitman
Sounds of the winter too,
Sunshine upon the mountains-many a distant strain
From cheery railroad train-from nearer field, barn, house
The whispering air-even the mute crops, garner'd apples, corn,
Children's and women's tones-rhythm of many a farmer and of flail,
And old man's garrulous lips among the rest, Think not we give out yet,
Forth from these snowy hairs we keep up yet the lilt.
About this poem
"Sounds of the Winter" was published in the "2nd Annex: Good-Bye My Fancy" section in Walt Whitman's last edition of "Leaves of Grass" (1891-1892).
About Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman was born on May 31, 1819, and is widely considered one of America's most important poets. He worked as a printer, teacher and journalist in the New York City area. Whitman composed and updated his seminal work, "Leaves of Grass," throughout his entire adult life. He died on March 26, 1892.
