tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post6454660164976823071..comments2024-01-12T00:24:35.544+01:00Comments on St Bloggie de Riviere: First ImpressionsSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18862674.post-76436143846747581262008-01-03T16:04:00.000+01:002008-01-03T16:04:00.000+01:00Sorry, I can't go along with the churchifying part...Sorry, I can't go along with the churchifying part at all. All religion is dangerous bollocks, and the small amount of good that comes incidentally from god-bothering in no way compensates for the millenia of conflict and death that it is responsible for. At Christmas my thoughts go to the origin of the festival -- celebration of the solstice, and the happy thought that the gloom and cold of winter ain't gonna get any worse. Excessive present-giving is repulsive, too. I normally say to my family "if you feel you must give me something, give some small thing that I can eat or drink between Xmas and New Year". I did get a very nice and appropriate durable gift from my wife this year, and gave one in return. As for the food and wine -- BRING IT ON, as always!expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369924104634464934noreply@blogger.com