As for the last several years we traveled (by interweb) to Finland.

Since it is 8 hours ahead in time, this works Really Well and we’ll be in bed in a couple of hours for a Long Winter’s Nap.

Well, for at least two hours or so before all of the private fireworks in our and surrounding ‘communities’—housing developments—start up. Generally they go on until ~0200.

Last year, when mentioning to a friend that we’d be Celebrating New Year’s in Finland they were amazed that we would travel that far for so short a time—as had plans with them right after the New Year.

This is one of the Really Good uses of the World Wide Web: It makes the world so much smaller and personal!

So, Merry Christmas and ¡Feliz Año Nuevo! o ¡Un próspero año nuevo! to All Y’all from Texas