The first thing to be done is to wish you a Happy December! I've come across many people wishing each other a 'Happy Advent' from today, but naturally Advent began on Sunday. Such a mistake isn't a major issue in itself, of course, but nevertheless it would be nice if people got it right. I am aware that we live in a secular age, but I think that even if people don't follow any particular religion, they would do well to respect those faiths for whom Christmas, and the season of preparation preceding it, are so important.
On a happier, less pernickety note, I'm really beginning to get excited about Christmas now. This is happening rather earlier than usual, but the reason is primarily that we had a Carol Concert and Christmas Dinner in Keble on Sunday, which was all jolly nice. I found myself seated in the choir stalls in College Chapel, which is something I never thought I would do with a singing voice like mine. With the end of term nigh, I look forward immensely to returning home and spending some time with my family, not to mention visiting The Buck I'Th' Vine 'pub in Ormskirk, as is our wont. It's going to be great!
Earlier this evening, I was lucky enough to be able to attend a talk and seminar by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, at the Sheldonian Theatre. Justice O'Connor was the first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court in the USA, and held the post for twenty-five years. It was a most enjoyable event - Justice O'Connor offered some good insights into the judicial and legislative system in her country, and made well-argued points suggesting that the US and UK systems could have something to learn from each other, as they seek to improve. For what it was, the talk went into reasonable depth about certain points, and was awash with informed opinion, humility, and commonsense. If only such qualities were so abounding in the characters of past (and possibly even present) Presidents of the United States.
There is probably more I'd like to talk about, but I don't want to take too much of your time, and this post has already approached a fair length, by the looks of things. In future posts, I'm going to try and include, likely at the end, a link of one kind or another to something of interest, amusement, or whatever. I might do some "top tens" or something along those lines, as well, and I'll try to be as original as possible. The thinking behind this is that it might be nice to have something other than my waffling on here.
Anyway; thanks for reading and I'll write again soon.
Cheers,
Aidan
http://www.canterburythankyou.com/ ~ This is a decent little band I came across. Some of the songs on their album I really liked, others weren't too much to write home (or indeed blog) about; but with it being a legal free download, there's not much to lose by giving their album a try :-)
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