[Laughs_Last]

This year I vow to not unintentionally celebrate anachronistic Roman holidays. For example, I will not ritually sacrifice a ram to Janus, divom deus. I will not ask Him for blessings over my doors, gates, portals, and hinges. I will not ask the priests of Janus to open the Gates of War to release world peace. I will not ask Him for good fortune in the following year, or before beginning any important endeavor, or invoke Him or His Holy Day upon making resolutions... oops.

[grabby]

Pretty norse, there.
Ok I won't do Janus days or holidays either, save some money, no more christmas. Good idea. If we would just get rid of all junk bought on xmas, we could cut our oil use 10%

[NEOPO]

walmart

Wall-Mart invades South Park

"You can't stop the walmarts!"

At a time when most people need THE Walmart the most....
Another brick in the wallmart by pink freud

My resolve is to be "in" a sustainable eco friendly situation by years "end".
Enough planning and all that - time to make wheels spin and do what most people consider impossible......Walk away....

My wife's resolution is to "get us all healthy".......oh dear.
Pallates, a serious diet rearrangement and great recipes seems to be having an effect.
I have graduated to level 2!
Lady peakers familiar with pallates probably have a grin on their faces right about now

Wow - January is the "real" month of the "gemini"......this changes EVERYTHING!!!
Where's Raph!!!!

[grabby]

Pilates for dummies is a great video we got from amzon. Its easy and advances fast. But now we are on the true real russian pilates, can barely understand him but we follow it well.
Really great, takes all back pain away if you do it daily.

Ok Ok I hereby relolve to do my intermediate pilates every day, without fail. whenever possible.
Pilates is free and takes no oil.

[frankthetank]

Can as much as possible, i didnt do any last year and that was dumb.

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[Chicken_Little]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Laughs_Last', ':')wink: This year I vow to not unintentionally celebrate anachronistic Roman holidays. For example, I will not ritually sacrifice a ram to Janus, divom deus. I will not ask Him for blessings over my doors, gates, portals, and hinges. I will not ask the priests of Janus to open the Gates of War to release world peace.

[Laughs_Last]

Yes, closed in times of peace, open in times of war. The oldest descriptions indicate that the gates would be opened up during war so that Janus would leave the temple and bring peace. During times of peace the gates would be closed, as there was no peace-bringing work to be done.

It's confusing like an electrical circuit, where closed means on and open means off, except opposite. Over time, the Romans themselves forgot whether the gates enclosed peace, or enclosed war. In practice, the gates were opened and closed with little relation to the actual state of war.

Perhaps in order to secure world peace we should rededicate the Dome on the Rock to Janus, build new gates, open them, and wait for Janus to do his thing?

[Schneider]

Oh well..

The new year is only hours away..I decided to not go to any party or familial event..nope,here is my personal program : Eat a good meal and drink beer !

The meal : Delicious pork with garlic saussages with sliced potatos cooked in butter and with nice mix of onions/mushrooms..

All this with a ice cold Corona beer ! I'll finish with a nice slice of sugar pie ..

Why? From various reasons know by all here,2008 seem to be headed for a VERY rough year..I say,it's better to forget peakoil for a few hours and enjoy this time of plenty !

So..may you have a happy new year meal like i'n just about to have !

Oh darn..Even knowing what is coming..HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008 !!! Know that you're not alone..

Schneider

[RedStateGreen]

I'm making split pea soup right now (sort of a tradition for us for New Year's and something DH loves). Later we're going to my daughter's boyfriend's house to meet his parents for the first time. Should be fun.

Happy New Year to you too!

[Nicholai]

I'm going to get drunk and try not to talk about peak oil

[dbruning]

Happy New Year to all of you as well.

Heading to the local pub for this evening after visiting friends, they have a live band scheduled as well as a texas holdem tourney....so I'm ALL IN!

Make sure you hug the people you care about tonight.

[Denny]

Gonna get my dancin' shoes on and head out for a square dance north of Hamilton with the missus. Hee haw!

I'd even have a few beers if I could, but the square dancing world are teetotalers, well, at least at the dances. They're kind of... square.

Happy New Year, and enjoy what's left of peak oil!

[morph]

happy new year to everyone here, would be out but a damn cold has taken me ill

[Narz]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Schneider', 'E')ven knowing what is coming..HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008 !!! Know that you're not alone.

[Pops]

I have already had a few beers and plan to see the dawn of the year – at dawn.

The thing is, none here have forecast the future with much accuracy as far as I have seen, so rumors of mankind’s imminent demise seem somewhat exaggerated at this point.

So have a good time tonight and Good Luck to us all in the New Year!

[I_Like_Plants]

Invited to dinner at some friends', who knows what they'll serve but it will be GOOD.

PS out here in God's Country the term "lunch" is illegal. It's Breakfast, Dinner, Supper.

[bonehead]

While i'm writing this,crude is only $1.95 away from 100.00.A reporter said that fresh investors are coming in with lots of money.Sure looks like we're gonna break the record soon.

[Byron100]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PonyBoy78', 'I') have no shotgun, and I kinda want one.
My partner is getting a solar oven. Pricey - but it's also a pretty utilitarian choice.

[hippiema1]

For reasons that had nothing to do with peak oil, we've been handmaking almost all the presents we give for years. For almost my whole life, I've started knitting presents for the next year on Dec. 26.
Our 9yo son doesn't watch tv or have video games or anything like that. He asked for a hand-cranked grain mill for his birthday.... Ah, sometimes having a weird kid is a really really good thing.

Now we feel really lucky that we have those very plain traditions. Wish we were prepared in all the other ways. Hm.
I think I am going to ask for a rigid heddle loom for my holiday present. It is something that will bring me joy, help me make future presents, and also potentially have a useful skill for the future.

My husband is asking for a rain barrel system for his birthday.
What else should we put on our list?

[CarlosFerreira]

I think I am going to ask for a couple of books on sustainable agriculture. And the parents, sister and gf are going to get some of that as well. Suits them, having a nutcase like me around.