Squamloonland

SquamLoon is writing about the legal issues around grading practices. Turns out the courts are even more clueless about grading than everybody else.

SquamLoon never stopped enjoying the marathon shopping day with his beautiful wife, and is now enjoying a celebratory cocktail at home. So there.

SquamLoon is still shopping, and still merry!

SquamLoon is actually enjoying the Christmasiness of the mall.

SquamLoon’s cubicle is in the room where the faculty holiday potluck lunch will be happening today, providing him valuable reconnaissance time.

Sorry I’m late for work. This particular Christmas tie is perennially problematic, outfitwise.

SquamLoon is finding keeping up with the live feed oppressive, but finds your updates so interesting that he can’t seem to stop.

This month’s 12 of 12 (twelve photos of the twelfth of the month—this being my twenty-fourth) is written to the tune of the classic Christmas song Silver Bells. Roughly. Some of the stressed syllables and, for that matter, random syllable additions, are a little hokey. My apologies to my vast readership.

Snowy front deck,
Chilly front deck,
Dressed in holiday style
In the air
There’s a feeling of Christmas.

Mantle’s merry
Tree not very
(We went a little too small),
But with ornaments on it will do.

12 of 12, 12 of 12,
It’s Christmastime down in Boston.
Let’s go down,
Get out of town,
’cause soon it will be Christmas day.

Christmas tie fun
Bought a sleigh one
While on Washington street,

Macy’s Santa
Was rocking the carols.
In TJ Maxx
Behind the main racks
It was poignant to see,

Poor Annalee relegated to schlock.

12 of 12, 12 of 12,
It’s Christmastime in the city.

Faneuil hall,
Foodie mall,
Curry and spanakopita for lunch.

Skaters skated
While we waited
For the evening at hand

Back at the hotel
We dressed for the ballet,

This dog’s sheer bliss
Made us both miss
Our poor puppies we’d left
At the Inn for a night on their own.

12 of 12, 12 of 12,
It’s Christmastime in the city
Twelve photos,
In toto,
Can’t tell how special it was.

Nutcracker was
Worth all the buzz
That surrounds it each year,

As was Teatro
(The place we had dinner),

Lobster pasta;
Sopressata
Potatoes and octopi,
Chicken livers, cheeses, and good wine.

12 by 12, I have delved
Into my twelfths for two years now
Hoping then
2010
Will be just as twelvey a year.

SquamLoon thinks the people who do the Christmas lights on Boston Common need to come take a look at Meredith NH to see how it’s done.