With Christmas just a few days away you might be feeling the pressure of buying, wrapping, cooking, and all the other holiday nonsense. Take a breath, sit down, and enjoy what is happening all around you.
Panda Punch
Artist Nate Hill stands on a street in Harlem begging people to hit him and vent their frustration. Very neat, but I have to ask myself why the panda suit?
Tree at Vietnam War Memorial
A Christmas tree was placed by the memorial and hung with cards and ornaments created by schoolchildren from around the United States.
Rain Rain Go Away
While snow beats down on the rest of the United States, California is taking a beating from rain. The 6th day of the rainfall has vehicles submerged and some residents looking into buying life boats.
Santa Says NO!
PETA protestors stand outside the fur shop of Michael Kors reminding people to mark fur off their shopping lists.
Union is Dissolved!
December 20th marked the 150th Anniversary of the succession from the United States by South Carolina, the first state to succeed. That caused the beginning of the civil war.
While some folks are attending a ball to mark the occassion the NAACP is picketing the yearly ball.
Open Once Again
Dec 22 marks the reopening of the Brandenburg Gate. The west and east meet and shook hands once again. The rest of the Berlin wall was demolished the following year.
Scuba Santa
Proof that Santa does visit everyone around Christmas time with his sleigh full of goodies.
Headless Santa
Poor Santa just isn’t himself when he is being moved about the building for decorative uses.