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Anyone else spending Christmas Eve alone?
The bizarro world of brother skooz | 12/24/2014 | Skooz

Posted on 12/24/2014 5:33:35 PM PST by Skooz

Hello all. Sitting here at home and wondering if anyone else out there is spending this evening alone.

On this night of all nights when families gather and friends share gifts and time, some of us are, for various reasons, spending Christmas Eve solo.

Not necessarily a bad thing - alone doesn't always mean lonely. But, it does mean alone.

Check in if that includes any of you, my fellow Freepers.


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To: krunkygirl

Schizoid Personality Disorder.


181 posted on 12/24/2014 6:49:34 PM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc OÂ’Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

Sorry. Losing someone too soon is bad enough. Having them murdered is terrible.


182 posted on 12/24/2014 6:49:41 PM PST by CrazyIvan (I lost my phased plasma rifle in a tragic hovercraft accident.)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

Dr. BP - Yes, we musicians have a different sort of Christmas, don’t we? Starting mid-November or so, weekends booked. What sorts of things did you play?? And where? And on what?


183 posted on 12/24/2014 6:50:50 PM PST by bboop (does not suffer fools gladly)
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To: Gefn
but I’m hoping next year when I’m healthy I will be able to adopt a new one. At least that is what I asked Santa for.

I hope you do! Best wishes!

184 posted on 12/24/2014 6:51:16 PM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc OÂ’Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: W.Lee
I feel the spirit and soul of my late wife beside me. Alone? Not ever...

Karl Gottfried von Leitner wrote a poem about that, and in the last year of his life, Franz Schubert set it to music. Leitner handles it indirectly, and even if you don't know German, you can simply feel the passage where the narrator speaks of his late wife's presence in the room, thanks to Schubert's musical gift.

Schubert: "The Winter Evening", D. 938

185 posted on 12/24/2014 6:52:38 PM PST by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: CrazyIvan

I know. I feel so bad for her. Right now she is focused on the funeral, but there will be the ongoing police investigation and all of that. She has a long road ahead of her.

It is ALWAYS terrible losing a child. I have been through the death of 2 nieces so I have some idea about that. Sometimes you just have to cry all over again. My heart goes out to you and your wife.


186 posted on 12/24/2014 6:53:09 PM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: All

..bbb


187 posted on 12/24/2014 6:53:52 PM PST by patriot08 (NATIVE TEXAN (girl type))
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To: CrazyIvan

So sorry to read about your loss! Way worse than anything I’m experiencing.


188 posted on 12/24/2014 6:54:38 PM PST by krunkygirl (force multiplier in effect...)
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To: steve86

Thank you.

Dogs and cats are wonderful.


189 posted on 12/24/2014 6:56:45 PM PST by Gefn (Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.)
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To: Gefn

I have birds, so don’t have or like cats especially, but can see how some people do. Hope things improve rapidly for you!


190 posted on 12/24/2014 6:58:37 PM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc OÂ’Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: steve86

Do your birds get to fly outside of their cages?


191 posted on 12/24/2014 7:00:51 PM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: Jonty30
Quite true, that.

Have a peaceful Christmas, y'all   d:^)

192 posted on 12/24/2014 7:02:04 PM PST by tomkat
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To: machogirl

“animals around though and they are good company and very good listeners.”

I love my furkids! I like being with them more than most people I know.

And they never give bad advice!


193 posted on 12/24/2014 7:02:50 PM PST by yorkiemom
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To: steve86

OK. *laughing *

Merry Christmas!


194 posted on 12/24/2014 7:03:00 PM PST by krunkygirl (force multiplier in effect...)
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To: Skooz

Yep. And it’s a bit rough. Lost my wife July 5th. First Christmas without her in 38 years. Lost my brother last month as well. Still have 2 cats. One is 22 yrs old (siamese) and the other (calico) is 11. My son is driving up from San Antonio tomorrow to spend the day and i’ll cook a Christmas dinner. I will say that the phone has been ringing off the hook from friends and family that i have left.

Merry Christmas everybody.


195 posted on 12/24/2014 7:03:41 PM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Veggie Todd

“With the Department of Homeland Security, you’re never completely alone.”

rOFLOL!

That’s the line of the night!


196 posted on 12/24/2014 7:06:12 PM PST by yorkiemom
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To: Wiz-Nerd
Making things go boom is fun. Making things go boom in close proximity to Haji is even more fun.
197 posted on 12/24/2014 7:07:51 PM PST by Mathews (Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV), Luke 22:36 (NIV))
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To: Fury
No tree or decorations. Some of the cats would have a field day!

The only tree in my home right now is a cat tree, purchased a few weeks ago. All four cats have been having a 'field day' ever since...

198 posted on 12/24/2014 7:07:58 PM PST by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.com)
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To: Old Sarge

“How things have transformed in three years, from a homeless vet to a married family man again!”

Now, that sounds like a story worth hearing!


199 posted on 12/24/2014 7:08:33 PM PST by yorkiemom
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To: Skooz

Count me in-—its my own fault I’m alone tonight. But its just fine, Spending it on FR with you other one’ers is mighty good. Praise the birth of the Savior.


200 posted on 12/24/2014 7:08:59 PM PST by tflabo (Truth or tyrannye dontchyaknow.)
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