It will be a quiet, snowless, and chilly (high 43°F, 6°C) Christmas in Chicago, but still a bit warmer than usual thanks to carbon dioxide and methane. I have scheduled a few posts (and don’t expect a lot of substantive postings till after Coynezaa), but you shouldn’t be reading here; you should be gorging yourself on noms and enjoying the company of family and friends. I won’t recount in detail what happened this day in history except to say that around 33 B.C., Baby Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Or so the story goes. Meanwhile in Dobrzyn, Hili has greetings for all of us:
Hili: I would like to convey to our Readers the most cordial Christmas wishes.
A: May I join you?
Hili: I’m not sure.
In Polish:
Hili: Chciałabym wszystkim Czytelnikom złożyć serdeczne życzenia świąteczne.
Ja: Czy ja też mogę się przyłączyć?
Hili: Nie jestem pewna.
I will also report that Hili got some ham for Christmas but she didn’t think her portion was big enough. And Cyrus got a sausage, his favorite treat!
We’re not sure what’s up with Leon, but he appears to be visiting another cat for Christmas:
Leon: Hey, Little One, what happened? Didn’t tuna agree with you?
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This is perfect!. I have now sent it out to my relatives as my holiday card.
Leon looks like he’s trying to call the vet.
Heathen’s Greetings.
Treats for all the pets.
😎
My dog just nudged me hard because she wants to open presents. She got into some this morning after she saw a pile. She didn’t open them, just took out the present from a bag & looked at them.
Ha! Hili does appear to be saying that. Isn’t that the cute black kitten Leon is with?
It is hard to nail down the birth year of an imaginary person, but out of curiosity how did you come up with 33 BC?
Actually, if he was a historical figure, the most likely birth years are between 4 and 6 BC, but there is a contradiction between the gospels which make the date hard to pin down.
Wonderful Hili shot! She looks eerily to be talking pleasantly right at us.
Meanwhile Leon doesn’t realize kittens just bop till they drop, after which a long nap is in order.