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Well, it turns out that they won’t take us back to Tulsa next week, so we won’t be living on Tulsa time. But that’s fine, and we’ve got nicer weather here too!

This morning I remembered we are traveling to Mountain Home, AR in about a month on personal business, and wondered what sort of adventure we might have. We will fly from Sacramento to Denver, change planes, fly to Tulsa, then drive. Coming back we fly out of Tulsa to Las Vegas, then to Sacramento. Misty has a Funny Story about the last time we flew out of Tulsa.

The first time I heard this song, it was played by Asleep At the Wheel. I had forgotten how cynical the 2nd and 3rd verse are:
“Little bee sucks the blossom, big bee gets the honey,
Little man picks the cotton, big man gets the money.
“Always wear a great big smile, never do look sour.
Travel all over the country, playing by the hour.”
You can also hear it in Bob Wills’ words before, during, and after the song. But that is not the way I feel about this trip!

There is no place like home for the holidays, but we are grateful for the many trips we have taken over the last five years. Take a look!

Music by Kevin MacLeod

I had only seen this once before, decades ago, and it was much better than I remembered. Merry Christmas to All!

This is my favorite version, and you can the full length movie over on Veoh. Happy Holidays!

I have not seen this version in decades. I does not follow the book exactly, but it moves along smoothly. You can see it on YouTube in 8 segments. Have fun!

Before today I had never seen this version of A Christmas Carol, courtesy the Internet Archive. This is the first sound version of the classic, and Hicks also starred in a silent version, Scrooge (1913). Enjoy!

The whole family went to see Jim Carrey’s version of A Christmas Carol today, and it was OK, but not special. The CGI seemed to me to both dehumanize and despiritualize this version. Back in the 1970’s I lived in New York City and Atlanta, and had the benefit of 24 hour TV programing, and had a chance to watch multiple versions of the story. The story is so good that at least 26 TV and Movie Versions have been made. Now I find at least 3 versions of the story are available online. More to come.

Last Saturday we woke up in Monterey, CA to sunny skies and cold air. The waves were high, but the traffic on the way home to Auburn, CA was light.

Last Saturday we visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium and had a great time. The Secret Lives of Seahorses and the Kelp Forest were my favorites. And it all brought back memories of Moody Gardens.