Tossing It Out

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Just Decorating the Tree Today...

Apocalypse? (Photo credit: mikelehen)

My previous post was one that I nearly cancelled before putting it up. There was already plenty of talk in the media, on the blogs, and among ourselves about the Newtown tragedy. Even though the buzz was growing about the gun control issue, I wasn't sure if this was the time to mention it on Tossing It Out. But judging from some of the thoughtful comments I received on that post, some of my readers have something to say about the topics I brought up.

Nothing much to stir up today though. It's getting mighty close to Christmas and I've got some busy seasonal things coming up and I'm sure a lot of you are far busier than I. So today I'll just dilly dally as I deck the blog with a smatter of chatter so I'll at least have something onsite and no one can say I was sleeping on the job.

On my last post, Chuck from Apocalypse Now said that I "threw enough chum in the water to get a frenzy of activity". Those controversies will not only be addressed in due time on this blog, but Chuck suggested that he might touch upon some of those questions as well on his blog.

Any Plans for the End of the World?

Speaking of Chuck, he and our esteemed A to Z Team member Shannon of The Warrior Muse are hosting a very timely blogfest coming this Friday. You may have noticed the nifty Choose Your Own Apocalypse button at the top of my sidebar. Click on it to find out the details of this event and then sign up on the list. Space is filling up fast. It may be the last blogfest that you ever do. My entry will assuredly be controversial to some of you. I can hardly wait to see what everyone else chooses as their favorite doomsday.

Arthur Brill Is Putting His End On Ice

Yeah, literally. A to Z'er Arthur Brill from Main Street Arts isn't making any apocalypse plans for now. He's already made some plans for February 2nd and no way I'm going to take this plunge with him. Not when he's planning to take a dip in the Atlantic Ocean on what might be the coldest day of the year. He's doing this for a good cause though--Special Olympics. If you'd like to help sponsor Arthur, visit his donation page. Or if you want to join him in the water you can visit the Polar Plunge webpage for more information. I hear Virginia Beach is a lovely place to be in February.

Company's Coming!

Gotta run now. Got guests coming to visit for the next several days. I'll be in and out of the blog world and off and on my blog. The posts should be here, but I may not always be. Come to think of it I'm not all here a lot of the time.

Are you ready for Christmas? Have you got some big plans for 2013? Friday's not really the end you know, but sometimes it feels that way doesn't it?