Best of Holidailies

That's My Bix! by Weetabix (10)

Still waters : Maybe fish tanks are a good thing. Maybe they act as a distraction, a perfectly contained little world when the one outside is falling apart. Maybe they remind us that the world is capable of wonderful acts of beauty and grace. (posted Dec 31, 4:49pm)

Shmuel's Soapbox by Shmuel (16)

Holidailies Triolet X : (There's also another new entry before this one, but I'm not going to have time to post both here before midnight.) (posted Dec 31, 4:06pm)

Eric's Daily Horoscope by Eric (31)

He sees you when you’re sleeping he knows when you are naked : We were about to tie this topic up with Seven Steps To Loving Christmas And Having A Happy Holiday Season. But surely you know Us better than that. So all We have to say is, next year, if you hate Christmas? Shut yer fuckin’ fruitcakehole and stop pooping in the punchbowl of those of Us who do not. (posted Dec 29, 8:46am)

American Graffiti by Plin (17)

Delayed Gratification : The process is painful for all of us. The gratification comes (a lot) later than we'd like, but when it comes, it's very sweet. (posted Dec 24, 3:47pm)

WendyMcClure.net by Wendy Mc (11)

In glowing words I'm trying hard : A little bit of time-travel for your Christmas Eve. (posted Dec 24, 8:49am)

baldy hill homestead by Rachel (21)

gratitude sunday : On this Gratitude Sunday, I am grateful for: Almond snowman cookies from Trader Joe’s, yum! A long holiday break from my day job And being able to sleep in past 4 am as a result :-) Fun Saturday night with James — Indian/Pakistani food first, followed by Christmas lights, carol concert, and model train display Bayliss leaning against me as ... (posted Dec 23, 5:42pm)

this is the nonsensical mass that is my life. welcome. by Raychela (9)

Learning from Letdowns : I want to learn how to just… own the crap out of every experience I have, even negative ones. Learn how to let them flow over me, to be unaffected. (posted Dec 23, 1:26pm)

Searching For The Toxic Baby by Anita Moscoso (20)

Here Is The Dragon : One year I got it in my head that I wanted to be a Pirate and go looking for the Seven Deadly Seeds. (posted Dec 22, 10:10pm)

Markings: Days of Her Life by Margaret DeAngelis (15)

The Food of the Gods : Odors and tastes can bypass cognition and go directly to the brain’s centers of memory and desire. You don’t think, “I am drinking a Diet Dr. Brown’s Cream Soda” or “This bread has cardamom in it,” you feel what you felt the last time you had it, you see the people you were with, you taste their presence one more ... (posted Dec 22, 9:10am)

Among my souvenirs by Gail Kavanagh (14)

What it’s really like when the world ends : Still on the apocalyptic theme, I was reminded of the one time the human race really faced the end of the world, and how very different the real experience is to these hyped up, manufactured new age happenings. It is worth relating what I – and the rest of the world – learned two months before Christmas 50 years ago. ... (posted Dec 21, 7:56pm)

Girl in Gotham by imp (32)

And I feel fine... : About the end of the world… Some days are truly crappy and not worth getting out of bed for. Some days it feels like it doesn’t really matter what lies on the other side of awake because, really, how is it going to make a difference? But, some days are good. And some days are even great. (posted Dec 20, 8:43pm)

Patrick's Daily Journal by Patrick Cleary (32)

One Awesome Gift : I LOVE GIVING GIFTS! Especially if they're as perfect as this one turned out to be. (posted Dec 19, 7:56pm)

American Graffiti by Plin (17)

The Traveler, aka A Story in Which Nothing Much Happens : "The Sir Harvey Flutterbottom," he announced with a solemn flourish, as he served her a cup of murky brown liquid topped with an inch of grey foam and an incongruous cherry. (posted Dec 19, 7:00pm)

Fauxklore by Miriam (32)

Kosher Christmas : At one level, I handle Christmas the same way I handle, say, Diwali. I'm happy to go to parties friends have, but I don't need to celebrate explicitly myself. (posted Dec 19, 12:27pm)

Mack Hill Farm by Lisa Richards (31)

Great Geese : No hosed-neck bastards here! (posted Dec 19, 11:37am)

Funny the World by Bev Sykes (32)

Making the World a Little Better : The list goes on and on and on. From big things like making certain children get schooling in a foreign country to little things like helping a neighbor with his computer. Parents are using it as a teaching moment for their children. Many are posting their acts of kindness on Twitter. (posted Dec 19, 12:41am)

Mamazing by harmony (23)

A Joyful Noise : The 6th grade orchestra performed at least 7 pieces. But they were all short. Like, 30 seconds short. Which is just enough time to think “What song is this? Oh god, what are they doing to it? Stop rushing! Oh good, it’s over.” (posted Dec 19, 12:18am)

Doris Mash by Doris Mash (31)

14 years ago today... : ... we moved in with the darling Mr Doris. So this is our 14th Christmas together. Although I do nothing more to note this anniversary than to acknowledge it, I remember it second to our wedding anniversary (posted Dec 19, 12:02am)

Chocolate Chip Mint by Lynn C Dot (24)

A Day of Adventure : It started well enough. I received an e-mail that a present had arrived and was already under my tree. (There's an app for that with Santa notification settings.) I had received a gift certificate for an electronic book. This would have been great except we had lost power earlier that morning. No power, no e-book. Also, no coffee. (posted Dec 18, 6:00pm)

MutteringFooldotCom by Suzy Smith (21)

Willie and Trigger : Throughout the show I had cried on and off. Joy at finally seeing one of my heroes, sadness at all we had been through to get me to that point, and just pure elation at the amazing amount of love those around us had for the man on stage. (posted Dec 18, 12:35am)

4 Calling Birds by Frosty, Eve, Rudolph & Holly (31)

The Wisdom Of Igloos : As the weather turns cold and nippy, an igloo is the last place on earth I'd want to be. But maybe I'm not looking at it in the right way... (posted Dec 17, 6:34am)

Chocolate Chip Mint by Lynn C Dot (24)

Mrs. Santa's Meltdown : It happens every year. Mrs. Santa gets to feeling grouchy because she feels like she's the only one doing any work. Santa is just sitting in his easy chair watching the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl of all things. Good Christ - what is it with the names for college bowl games? (posted Dec 16, 8:26pm)

Sudden Silence by Wendy Kast (22)

Shout : When I went completely deaf, that was probably the most upsetting adjustment for me. I was used to lip-reading already (although it’s much more difficult with no sound at all to help you) but I’d never had a hearing loss bad enough that I couldn’t hear myself talk (posted Dec 16, 10:55am)

Bad Hair Days by Beth (11)

Sandy Hook : The fact that we can even talk about school massacres, plural, and the fact that there are too many shootings to remember or list, is beyond my comprehension. (posted Dec 14, 8:41pm)

crickwooder chronicles by Stef (16)

i read the news today, oh boy : A public service announcement. (posted Dec 14, 11:46am)

Aimless Monkey by Aimless Monkey (8)

12/12/12 : 12/12/212, 1:14pm Went to the bookstore to pick up a copy of DeLillo's new book, Cassius Clay on Dinosaur Island. Hope he's finally figured out how to end a novel. Who the fuck buys a blimp? (posted Dec 13, 6:45am)

Funny the World by Bev Sykes (32)

Blue Christmases : I tried to find an angel in a black leather jacket for the top of the tree that year. I thought surely I could find one in San Francisco's Castro District, but no luck. Someone found a keychain of a black leather jacket with "bitch" written in pink on the back. It became our "David ornament." (posted Dec 12, 9:59pm)

What the Focus by Wendi Nitschmann (19)

The Little Ninja is Still a Believer! : “If Santa’s not real you have to tell me! All the other kids in my class said their parents told them that he’s not real. So you have to tell me.” (posted Dec 12, 7:38pm)

The Electronic Replicant by Erik (21)

Twelve on Twelve-Twelve: Twelve Days : In which the items from "The Twelve Days of Christmas" are sought. (posted Dec 12, 2:13am)

MissMeliss: The Bathtub Mermaid by MissMeliss (17)

Wax Paper : It’s weird, the way common objects can have so much meaning. I mean, yes, on one level wax paper is just a tool that makes baking a bit easier, but at the same time, the texture of it, the satisfying ripping sound it makes when I remove a length of it from the roll, those things are time portals (posted Dec 11, 7:51pm)

furious/sound by selila (7)

Trouble in the House Of Fur : I apparently didn't post this correctly a few days ago. This is where I deduce the source of some drama among the pets. (posted Dec 11, 9:09am)

Praying to Darwin by Ginny (29)

"I Don't Share Your Greed, The Only Card I Need..." : My boy, just last year, provided my family with our wacko tradition. (posted Dec 10, 10:08pm)

furious/sound by selila (7)

Five Things (Except There's Only One.) : How I once forced a blind man to drive. (posted Dec 10, 7:52pm)

Pajamageddon by Lyn Never (9)

On Being Wrong : In the grand scheme of things, it's kind of amazing that humans survive most of the stages of their lives. (posted Dec 10, 7:33pm)

Among my souvenirs by Gail Kavanagh (14)

My Father’s Pen, the story of a Christmas gift : After we buried my father, we began the sad process of packing his life away. Everything we touched held a memory, and naturally we planned to cherish those items that held the most emotional connection. For me, that would be the Parker fountain pen he had used since I was ten years old. But although we searched everywhere, we could ... (posted Dec 10, 2:38am)

Girl in Gotham by imp (32)

Why? Because it's a tradition... : So far this year I haven’t talked at all about the holidays in my Holidailies posts. Part of that is because I’ve spent the past week climbing out of a hole of pity to focus on the good things and the things I appreciate and the things I need to do for myself, which has been really important for me. (posted Dec 9, 7:37pm)

Fight by Amy D (12)

Narrative : And it wasn’t even a high stakes bout or something. It was no stakes. But it destroyed every meager skill I’d been working on for nine months. (posted Dec 9, 9:23am)

Markings: Days of Her Life by Margaret DeAngelis (15)

It's a TRADITION! : I was now two for two on a random act of kindness sort of backfiring on me. As with the man who didn’t want my place in line in 2006, the woman appeared affronted by my offer, and I regretted making it, because it seemed to make her feel worse. (posted Dec 8, 4:41pm)

Shmuel's Soapbox by Shmuel (16)

Holidailies prompt: Write a letter to Santa. : Dear Santa, can you write my journal entry for me? (posted Dec 7, 9:08pm)

MutteringFooldotCom by Suzy Smith (21)

In What Universe... : Just as no one should treat a smaller woman badly for their body, but it isn’t happening like that. No one is telling little girls they have to be fat. In fact, they are told the opposite. Little girls are put on diets at 6, 7, 8 years old, told they are too big for the world. (posted Dec 7, 8:00pm)