Signs of the approaching holidays: The Wild And Wacky Weather Around Christmas

Signs of the approaching holidays: The Wild And Wacky Weather Around Christmas: The Wild And Wacky Weather Around Christmas Another sign of the approaching holidays is the wild weather patterns.   Most people seem...

The Wild And Wacky Weather Around Christmas

The Wild And Wacky Weather Around Christmas

Another sign of the approaching holidays is the wild weather patterns.  Most people seem to love all the rain but some don't.  The people that don't like the rain sometimes have a good reason.  For example, it makes the road slippery and increases the risk of fender benders which are not good.  Also, rain means getting wet while walking to class or from the car to the work place.  Personally, the rain is one of the signs of Christmas.   The rain in my opinion also adds a pleasant feeling to the air.  The air begins to smell nice and almost has a sort of cold steam to it.  The cold steam feeling almost reminds me of the snow because it also adds that cold feeling to the air.  When I feel the cold steam, it gives me a happy feeling as if life could get no better than just standing in the cool air and breathing in that cool steam.  In addition to the good feelings the rain brings, it also helps the environment.  When I feel that Christmas rain, I know that we will have lots of fresh water in the rivers for the summer.  Besides the rain, the wind is also very exciting.  The good news about the wind is that you don't get wet.  Instead you just feel the cold air blast in your face while outside and hear it roar when in the house.  Hearing the roaring wind gives me some idea what the people who live in hurricane country get to hear when a hurricane comes.

 

When the cold rain comes, it is time for hot chocolate and warm soup.  Both of these are great foods to have when it comes to the Christmas season.  These foods are good to have especially in the rainy weather because they are warm and taste very good.  In addition to tasting good, both hot chocolate and soup smell delicious while they are cooking.  Since the food smells so good, it also brings family together while the food is being cooed.  While enjoying the smell of the coking food, it is a good time for bonding with family members.  Another good type of food for the holidays is baked desserts such as pie cookies and cake.  Besides tasting really good, these desserts are really easy and fun to make.  Again, these also smell very good and bring family together but for a different reason.  Lots of baked desserts are easier to make when there are two or more people working in the kitchen because they have different jobs.  For example one person might prep the oven while the other stirs the ingredients together.

Posted by Daniel Witte

The Great Christmas Thrills

The great Christmas Thrills

The Wonderful Music

When Christmas comes, it is very exciting.  Almost everywhere there is Christmas music playing ranging from the on campus restaurants at colleges to the radio stations across the bay area.  My favorite music comes from 96.5 KOIT radio station which starts their music immediately after Thanks Giving.  The station plays all the Christmas songs that exist and some great commercials for fun activities.  Some of the activities I have heard about include great deals on Christmas trees, Christmas cruises run by Horn Blower Yachts on the San Francisco bay or free Disneyland tickets.  Most of the offers are the type that you have to be the first person to call the station to win the activity.  Unfortunately, I have never been one to call in early enough because I sleep in a lot.  Also, some organizations use musical catches in their advertising.  For example, the Academy Of Sciences museum changes the phrase "and a happy new year" in the song We Wish You A merry Christmas to, "And a happy new time span of the earth to revolve around the sun." The music ranges from songs that are more for children to those that everyone likes.  An example of a children's Christmas song might be Santa Clause Is Coming To Town whereas a song that the general population likes might be Home For The Holidays.  While some songs are more for children, they are still sung by adults which makes them sometimes better depending on the singer.  I think this is partly because adults tend to be professionals and know how to sing better.

 

I can't remember exactly when I first heard of KOIT, but it was definitely around Christmas.  I believe it was while I was riding the school bus back in high school because this was the station the driver always played.  No wonder I always dreaded getting off the bus at home.  Although I had to ride that bus for an hour with a bunch of screaming kids, the good music sure mad up for it.  The reason the kids were screaming on the bus is because the bus I took was what is known as the short bus.  True to its name, this bus is a smaller bus used for disabled students.  It was always hard leaving the great music because the songs were so good.  However, once I learned the name of the station, I realized that I didn't have to be on the bus to get great Christmas music.  All I had to do was tune into the radio station.  Some of the places I would tune into the radio station include my Braille computer which has a built in FM radio and my parents' car.  In fact, KOIT's Christmas music was what got me started listening to the radio in the first place.

Posted By Daniel Witte