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CHRISTMAS EVE'S EVE: NEIGHBORS AND
DOGS CELEBRATE
Written by I Joe_ 1 11:31 a.m., Dec 24, 2012
The celebration of camaderie can begin anywhere, anytime.
From a Nordic perspective, a picture of Christmas requires a snow filled ambience.
Adolph Tidemand / Norsk Juleskik (Christmas customs in Norway) / 1846
But not every place has snow. Some places, like San Diego, experience Christmas in
that alternate reality of glorious sunsets.
Everybody's hanging around
One thing for certain at this gathering is something Gilbert K. Chesterton observed:
"I've searched all the parks in all the cities and found no statues of committees." Not
only no statues here, but no committees either.
Just neighbors and their dogs.
Racing around the park
"Dog" by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
a real realist;
with a real tale to tell;
and a real tail to tell it with.
And we look into our dog's eyes and read those tales to be told.
So, here's a toast to Christmas Eve's Eve in our community park. Maybe there's no
snow, just that glorious sunset.
The getting together is what makes this eve enjoyable.