Monthly Archives: December 2008

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Certified Bahhumbugs

by Kyle Abbott on December 29, 2008 in Blog and Video. 4 Comments

This past “Holiday Season” has been a hallmark in Abbott history. One look at that Christmas “Tree” and you know that Xmas is over for the Abbotts. Last year was the year we officially became Bahhumbuggers.

You see, we weren’t always like this. We used to do Xmas ‘n the whole shebang. Lights, tree, food, etc. Thankgiving all the way up to winter solstice (we made France’s 3 months vacation look like 2-hour outdoors time for inmates). Simply put, we were par-tay ani-mals.… Continue reading ‘Certified Bahhumbugs’

Merry Wishmas!

by Leslie Abbott on December 25, 2008 in Blog. 2 Comments

Here we are in our frames of mind
Wishing to greet our friends in kind

It would appear that Santa came and went last night
As the moon through the rain guided his flight

Although we have no lights or tree
Santa put some warm happy thoughts in me

No new coal or presents can we view in sight
But as each eye opened to the sun’s soft light

I felt thankful for the gift of my family and friends
And the sublime gift that never ends

To Know yet Not Understand? To Understand yet not Know?

by carl on December 24, 2008 in Blog. 0 Comments

Even though a spider knows to make a web to catch a fly, does she understand what or why? A beavers know how to make a dam but does he understand how it’s done? Perhaps the difference between knowing and understanding hinges on words (language). I’ve noticed, moreover, that neither tends to lead to the other (if anything understanding may postpone knowing).… Continue reading ‘To Know yet Not Understand? To Understand yet not Know?’

Sage Advice

by Kyle Abbott on December 13, 2008 in Blog. 1 Comment

While we wait for Luke to come up with a blog post, please enjoy this quote from the wise times of yore.

The difference between antique and emotional objects is that while both can be old/dated from many generations past, usually emotional things are of crappier quality (’cause if was not, there would be a hefty price tag on it) —The Book of Money, circa 300BC. [143rd Revised Edition]

But Mommy?!?

by carl on December 4, 2008 in Blog. 4 Comments

Winter Ocean

As I was walking out of the surf this morning I wondered for the umpteenth time “what is the main difference between me and other animals”? Being winter and the ocean, it was easy to picture myself as an animal in chilly discomfort. My answer today, “the main difference between us and other animals is that we complain”. Both we and animals feel the unpleasant and the painful. We think, dwell on and complain about it. This slight difference may well be the source of all those ‘emergent differences’ we can identify between us and them. So, the quickest way to return to nature is to stop complaining and get on with life. But mommy”¦