Participants in Holidailies have all taken a very solemn vow to update their Web sites every day from December 7 to January 6.http://www.holidailies.org/en-ushttp://www.holidailies.org/img/holi09-feed.gif/8831http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsswebmaster at holidailies dot orgKymm Zuckerthttp://kymmz.livejournal.com/232039.htmlhttp://kymmz.livejournal.com/232039.htmlAnd now, we're back to oridinary time, as they say in church when we're not in Lent or Advent. Thanks so much, Jette and Chip, I know it's a bunch of work, but it's such a great tradition and after all these years it'd leave quite a hole in the festive season.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:28:08 -0600Melhttp://mellificent.livejournal.com/318820.htmlhttp://mellificent.livejournal.com/318820.htmlIn which I take down decorations and rant about intrusive religions.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:58:03 -0600Amanda Pagehttp://knitisafourletterword.com/2010/01/06/vale-holidailies-hale-new-beginnings/http://knitisafourletterword.com/2010/01/06/vale-holidailies-hale-new-beginnings/Thanks again to Jette & Chip for Holidailies, it’s something I look forward to every year. And now that the Holiday rush has died down, I’ve time to go off and read some of the Holidaily-ers I’ve missed out on.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:57:18 -0600sulyahttp://iamtheoctopus.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/roar/http://iamtheoctopus.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/roar/Because the damn pot smokers are back with a vengeance.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:46:40 -0600Beckyhttp://becky-says.diaryland.com/20100106.htmlhttp://becky-says.diaryland.com/20100106.htmlThis time, mainly thanks to computer problems last month, I didn't make the whole 31 posts.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:35:04 -0600Hollyhttp://www.coldspaghetti.org/blog/2010/01/06/birthday-presents-and-another-year/http://www.coldspaghetti.org/blog/2010/01/06/birthday-presents-and-another-year/Birthday notes (Happy Birthday!), Presents for Just Posts (Hooray! Send Nominations!), and Another Year of Holidailies (Thanks!)Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:20:47 -0600Sherry Osbornehttp://andromeda.qc.ca/?p=2262http://andromeda.qc.ca/?p=2262Today the alarm blared at me at 6:15 am and the shock of it was somewhat brutal. While I wasn't exactly lazing in bed all day long over the break, I was sleeping in to an extent and I certainly wasn't waking up to a loud, noisy alarm.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:15:03 -0600Melaniehttp://melliemelo.blogspot.com/2010/01/jambalaya.htmlhttp://melliemelo.blogspot.com/2010/01/jambalaya.htmlAnd I leave you, dear Holidailies readers, with a very easy jambalaya recipe. There are many different ways to make it, and this is mine. A friend in California once told me he had jambalaya at a restaurant and it was served with rice. That confused the heck out of me until he sent me a picture of some tomato sauce mess poured over rice. Um I don't think so!!!Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:13:32 -0600Michaelhttp://www.geekwithkids.com/project-365/project-365-006-playground-in-winterhttp://www.geekwithkids.com/project-365/project-365-006-playground-in-winterOn my way to work this morning I was waiting for the bus and looked into the park and thought it look so different with the layer of snow over it. It seemed like a perfect shot for today’s Picture. I had other options for pictures for day, I took a couple of nice ones at Skating tonight, but there is something about this one that I thought I should share. It’s just different then the ones I have been using so far this week. So far I’m really enjoying the challenge of snapping a picture every day.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:11:39 -0600FrankFhttp://readyrow.blogspot.com/2010/01/end.htmlhttp://readyrow.blogspot.com/2010/01/end.htmlToday marks the end of Holidailies. It's the third year I've participated and it's at times extremely fun and other times drudgery. Luckily the fun out weighs the the rush of trying to throw something up at the 11th hour. I didn't make all 31 days (28 in total), but close.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:09:28 -0600Heatherhttp://justnotgrey.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/the-last-night/http://justnotgrey.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/the-last-night/"I think this is the first time ever that I ever actually made it all the way through, posted an entry every single day and even had one "Best of Holidailies" entry!!"Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:48:03 -0600GreenTunahttp://greentuna.blogspot.com/2010/01/come-out-come-out-wherever-you-are.htmlhttp://greentuna.blogspot.com/2010/01/come-out-come-out-wherever-you-are.htmlIt doesn't matter how old you get, how grown you might feel, or how important you believe it is to assert your independence. Not so deep down, everyone is still a child.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:47:18 -0600Margaret DeAngelishttp://www.silkentent.com/Trees/?p=2456http://www.silkentent.com/Trees/?p=2456Goodbye, old friend, I whispered to the camel when I visited with him on Sunday. I ran my hands along the reins, patted his head. We both need to be on our way. . . . May we travel all our new roads in joy, may we be surprised and delighted to find secret gates that open for us to good things, and may we meet again next year.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:33:45 -0600Jasonhttp://greydruid.livejournal.com/599001.htmlhttp://greydruid.livejournal.com/599001.html"You don't have to stay anywhere forever."Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:15:53 -0600Krystyn Wellshttp://www.glitterbook.com/2009/?p=44http://www.glitterbook.com/2009/?p=44to tuck into the warm blanket of routine, when the darkest nights of the year are sub-zero cold and glittering with stars, and attempt to remember what it was like when this sort of thing was food to sustain meWed, 06 Jan 2010 20:57:27 -0600Lyndahttp://www.digitalwoe.com/2010/01/06/wordless-wednesday-2http://www.digitalwoe.com/2010/01/06/wordless-wednesday-2I made it through Holidailies!Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:43:16 -0600Jimhttp://www.jimsjournal.com/jj10/010610.htmlhttp://www.jimsjournal.com/jj10/010610.htmlYesterday I was commenting on a local video rental store closing because of competition from Netflix and Red Box and movie downloading. By coincidence, Rubarb's entry for the day described how many kids today are so accustomed to digital clocks that they have difficulty deciphering an analog clock.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:36:23 -0600Miriamhttp://fauxklore.livejournal.com/197150.htmlhttp://fauxklore.livejournal.com/197150.htmlI seem perfectly capable of telling time. I just can't read a calendar.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:10:42 -0600SuperMelhttp://fontfondler.blogspot.com/2010/01/holidailies-2009-end.htmlhttp://fontfondler.blogspot.com/2010/01/holidailies-2009-end.htmlI stumbled upon Holidailies on RedNose's blog and thought it sounded like a cool thing to try. It reinvigorated my blog and my love for writing. Who knew a cake disaster could be popular?Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:50:00 -0600Stone Girlhttp://stonegirl.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/thanks-holidailies/http://stonegirl.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/thanks-holidailies/Where I say my thank-yous, list some favorite blogs and include a gratuitous picture of Neil Gaiman.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:37:28 -0600Bozoettehttp://bozoette.typepad.com/red_nose/2010/01/0610.htmlhttp://bozoette.typepad.com/red_nose/2010/01/0610.html"Oh!" I hear you cry. "Have you forsaken your beloved NyQuil?"Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:25:12 -0600Shmuelhttp://www.babeltower.org/soapbox/blog/2010_01_03_old.html#7804886638832451576http://www.babeltower.org/soapbox/blog/2010_01_03_old.html#7804886638832451576I'm scoring this as a win.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:00:23 -0600Thomas Mulrooneyhttp://nosignalinput.livejournal.com/272262.htmlhttp://nosignalinput.livejournal.com/272262.htmlStick with me readers, for the journey is only just beginning.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:37:53 -0600Melindahttp://woomptastic.com/2010/01/06/to-do-or-not-to-do/http://woomptastic.com/2010/01/06/to-do-or-not-to-do/So we’ll see just how much of it gets done. But I have high hopes because look how short that list is!Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:19:35 -0600Lishttp://thecactusgarden.com/?p=15http://thecactusgarden.com/?p=15For Tim’s birthday, he decided that he wanted to do a movie marathon with the Aliens movies. I hadn’t seen any of those before (they always seemed too scary) so he decided that meant we definitely had to watch them.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:24:21 -0600Ruthhttp://roolily.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/end-of-holidailies-now-what/http://roolily.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/end-of-holidailies-now-what/. . . . To Holidailies – Jette & Chip & the mysterious panel of distinguished readers, I don’t know how you all find the time to pull this off every year but I’m so grateful you do it. I’m in between jobs right now (thus the 1000 word ramblings I try to pass off as essays) and having this daily assignment has given me (cue music) a purposeWed, 06 Jan 2010 15:12:02 -0600lisa-mariehttp://blog.lisa-marie.net/blog/2010/01/2010-new-beginnings-holidailies.htmlhttp://blog.lisa-marie.net/blog/2010/01/2010-new-beginnings-holidailies.htmlOne of my fave blogs has come up with a way I think might help me keep my New Year's Resolutions! It can't hurt to try, right?Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:52:16 -0600RDhttp://www.thehappyrecessionist.com/2010/01/retrospectives.htmlhttp://www.thehappyrecessionist.com/2010/01/retrospectives.htmlAnd so on this Three Kings Day, the Epiphany, our holiday season officially draws to a close---although our family tends to keep up most of our decorations and the twinkly lights through most of the winter. I think they help to brighten the darkest and coldest months of our year.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:28:00 -0600Zannimhttp://zannim.com/2010/01/holidailies-in-reviewhttp://zannim.com/2010/01/holidailies-in-reviewInteresting experience. Thanks to all who participated, you gave us glimpses of your holidays past and present, inspired us, and gave us a lot to think about. I've made a few new friends, and look forward to the slight insanity of committing to one entry per day during the most major holiday season of the year. Thank you!Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:19:21 -0600Jettehttp://clever-lazy.com/blog/archive/archive/001399.htmlhttp://clever-lazy.com/blog/archive/archive/001399.htmlA record low of six entries for Holidailies this year. However, I've enjoyed reading everyone else's posts.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:50:45 -0600Margaret DeAngelishttp://www.silkentent.com/Trees/?p=2454http://www.silkentent.com/Trees/?p=2454Posted, with only a little comment and explanation, my fiction writing goals for 2010 . . .Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:03:48 -0600Devotahttp://devota.org/?p=2257http://devota.org/?p=2257I ended up missing the early bus to work: I was locking the front door and down the street it went. I didn’t hear it stop so there was no use running to try to catch it.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:40:09 -0600meloukhiahttp://meloukhia.net/2010/01/beyond_the_binary_meeting_people.htmlhttp://meloukhia.net/2010/01/beyond_the_binary_meeting_people.htmlGender identity and assigned sex are so complicated that I have trouble explaining them to adults who are open to the idea of gender variance and who have a vague grasp on the vocabulary, and I can’t imagine how to frame the discussion in a way which makes sense to a child.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:39:16 -0600Ginnyhttp://prayingtodarwin.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/and-on-the-31st-day-she-rested/http://prayingtodarwin.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/and-on-the-31st-day-she-rested/Thank you, thank you, a million times thank you to Chip & Jette for making Holidailies happen. I'm going to lie down, now.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:41:02 -0600Sarahhttp://www.journalscape.com/rhubarb/2010-01-06-09:19/http://www.journalscape.com/rhubarb/2010-01-06-09:19/Do you wear a watch? Digital or analog? [Thanks for a great HOLIDAILIES season.]Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:33:16 -0600Jenniferhttp://fullmoon.diaryland.com/010610.htmlhttp://fullmoon.diaryland.com/010610.htmlAnd thus ends Holidailies. See y'all next year!Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:49:48 -0600LBhttp://visiblewoman.blogspot.com/2010/01/needing-handand-holidailies.htmlhttp://visiblewoman.blogspot.com/2010/01/needing-handand-holidailies.html..it often does just come down to the bowel and bladder. It's good to remember that.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:23:19 -0600Greg Buenohttp://www.musicwhore.org/index.php/mw/entry/3726/http://www.musicwhore.org/index.php/mw/entry/3726/Wow. So I made it to the last day of Holidailies. Of course, it helps to cheat.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:57:23 -0600JLS Hallhttp://joysweb.blogspot.com/2010/01/holidailies-final-musings.htmlhttp://joysweb.blogspot.com/2010/01/holidailies-final-musings.htmlEven though I "solemnly vowed" to update this blog regularly during the holiday season, I've really struggled just to get in twenty posts during the entire month. Well, there's regularly, and then there's regularly. You know?Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:45:56 -0600Charlottehttp://theatricalmilestones.blogspot.com/2010/01/shameless-appeal.htmlhttp://theatricalmilestones.blogspot.com/2010/01/shameless-appeal.htmlEver since I was a teenager and saw the Greenpeace coverage on TV about whales being harpooned, mothers bleeding and calves starving disoriented, doing something about that (ideally by volunteering on a ship like that) has been on my bucket list.Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:29:01 -0600