dual personalities

Ten days til Christmas! This weekend we will decorate our tree which the boy kindly set up in its stand. We’re movin’ now.

Tonight we are going to the Christmas concert at Central Presbyterian Church, which daughter #1 attends. The program includes the first part of Handel’s Messiah and a variety of Christmas carols. I am really looking forward to it.

Tomorrow is the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea party! On December 17, 1773, John Adams wrote, “Last night, three cargoes of tea were emptied into the Harbour. This is the grandest event which has ever yet happened since the controversy with Britain opened!” He also wrote, “The people should never rise without doing something to be remembered, something notable, and striking. The destruction of the tea is so bold, so daring, so firm, intrepid, and inflexible, and it must have so important consequences, and so lasting, that I can’t but consider it as an epocha in history.”

Don’t forget to celebrate appropriately.

In other news, we were saddened to hear that Andre Braugher, who starred as Captain Raymond Holt in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, has died. Nobody could say “punk” like Captain Holt. Of course, someone did a YouTube tribute and it’s pretty good even though the compilation does not include Cheddar:

Rest in peace, Andre. Love you, Captain.