{"id":64513,"date":"2016-12-27T11:25:34","date_gmt":"2016-12-27T11:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/?p=64513"},"modified":"2016-12-27T12:17:22","modified_gmt":"2016-12-27T12:17:22","slug":"merry-christmas-or-insert-alternative-mid-winter-festival-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2016\/12\/27\/merry-christmas-or-insert-alternative-mid-winter-festival-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas or insert alternative mid winter festival here."},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The funniest and most unusual animal photos of 2016 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WqyAFTwgPo\">https:\/\/t.co\/WqyAFTwgPo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; diana stone (@glasscage) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/glasscage\/status\/813720116139618304\">December 27, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u200bSo apparently its Christmas or Yule or dance naked round the bonfire at midnight or something similar which is nice LOL. Its a not a family time for me as most of my close relatives are dead and I don&#8217;t have children. Also apart from one gig at the end of the week, I\u00a0shall not be venturing far till January. in all likelihood. However don&#8217;t think that this means I shall be secluded in my icy palace of doom, as I can be miserable at anytime of the year completely independent of the winter solstice.\u00a0\u00a0At the time of one fingered typing though it is sunny and mild. \u00a0I am still suffering from a cough hanging over from the cold I just had, though my voice was just about\u00a0 OK on last weekends gigs. So as is fitting for this time of year I will wish one and\u00a0all a Merry Bah Humbug<\/p>\n<p>Winter is a thoughtful time though for a bit of introspection. Some people find solace in ignoring the light at the end of the tunnel even though it is inevitably an on coming train, where as I prefer to acknowledge it and figure what options if any are available. Ultimately of course we are all going to share the same fate&#8230; So party on.<\/p>\n<p>Music wise 2017 looks quite healthy with bookings through the year up till next \u00a0December\u00a0and the possibilities of \u00a0some new music related ventures over and above the present activity&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>I guess that a lot of people will be either very lonely or desperately trying to get a bit of peace and quiet at this feast or famine time.\u00a0Christmas as a kid was good of course but now it seems quite extreme. Is it really so much more commercialised or is it just that i got old and cynical? \u00a0Its difficult judge, and alot of people that thought they would be comfortable and not stressed at this time of year are finding themselves very far from it. The hardening of attitudes to those we consider outsiders and the legitimising of prejudice in so much of the western world is something I find hard to comprehend. It makes me feel very much an outsider myself these days, this year in particular more than ever.<\/p>\n<p>We talk about a trans community and we are a minority, but are often not too tolerant of others. Maybe we need to think about that a little.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The funniest and most unusual animal photos of 2016 https:\/\/t.co\/WqyAFTwgPo &mdash; diana stone (@glasscage) December 27, 2016 \u200bSo apparently its Christmas or Yule or dance naked round the bonfire at midnight or something similar which is nice LOL. Its a not a family time for me as most of my close relatives are dead and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2016\/12\/27\/merry-christmas-or-insert-alternative-mid-winter-festival-here\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Merry Christmas or insert alternative mid winter festival here.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musings"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6NRDR-gMx","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":175189,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2021\/12\/18\/dont-panic\/","url_meta":{"origin":64513,"position":0},"title":"Dont Panic","author":"diana Stone","date":"December 18, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Well OK I shall try not to then. 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At present it's one of those days, Bathroom sink got suddenly blocked and I had to take\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Musings&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Musings","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/category\/musings\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Gemini_Generated_Image_wbjuafwbjuafwbju.png?fit=1120%2C928&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Gemini_Generated_Image_wbjuafwbjuafwbju.png?fit=1120%2C928&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Gemini_Generated_Image_wbjuafwbjuafwbju.png?fit=1120%2C928&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Gemini_Generated_Image_wbjuafwbjuafwbju.png?fit=1120%2C928&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Gemini_Generated_Image_wbjuafwbjuafwbju.png?fit=1120%2C928&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":168603,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2020\/09\/19\/mid-september-lockdown-2020\/","url_meta":{"origin":64513,"position":4},"title":"Mid September Lockdown 2020","author":"diana Stone","date":"September 19, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Still here just about then. 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